News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 899
DEVELOPMENT: Tsunami Brings Sea Change in Coastal Lives
- Inter Press Service
Tragic as it was, the Asian tsunami wrought a sea change in the lives of survivors in the sleepy coastal hamlets of southern Tamil Nadu state, where some 8,000 people are known to have died.
AFRICA: Drying, Drying, Disappearing…
- Inter Press Service
Lake Chad was bigger than Israel less than 50 years ago. Today its surface area is les than a tenth of its earlier size, amid forecasts the lake could disappear altogether within 20 years.
BRAZIL: Hunger-Free Christmas Still Out of Reach
- Inter Press Service
The traditional campaign for a Christmas without Hunger in Brazil is in its 17th year. But in spite of ongoing programmes, food insecurity still affects 15 million people in South America's giant, according to official figures.
PARAGUAY: Bottled Water Scare Exposes Threat to Groundwater
- Inter Press Service
It all started with a warning on the quality of bottled water in Paraguay. But concern has now spread about the extent of pollution of the country's underground water reserves.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Ice Melting Faster Everywhere
- Inter Press Service
From the Arctic sea ice to the Antarctic interior and the mountainous peaks of Peru, Alaska, and Tibet, ice is melting at an alarming rate. The accelerating loss of ice sheets, sea ice, and glaciers is one of the most powerful and striking indicators of a warming climate.
MADAGASCAR: Worrying Lapse in Forest Management
- Inter Press Service
The illegal logging of precious wood rose sharply during the political crisis that gripped Madagascar during 2009. Forest communities, who could be part of the preservation of these resources, have been swept up in the rush for rosewood.
SRI LANKA: Five Years after Tsunami, Many Still without Shelter
- Inter Press Service
'We have been here for almost five years. So many promises have been made, but very few have been kept,' complains Mohideen Nafia, 22, one of the survivors of the 2004 Asian tsunami still living in a temporary facility in the coastal town of Kalmunai, located 300 kilometres east of the capital, Colombo.
DR CONGO: Access To Credit Hampers Farmers in the East
- Inter Press Service
The hundreds of savings and loan cooperatives operating in South Kivu should be providing an opportunity to develop agriculture and fight food insecurity in the province, but few farmers have been able to take advantage.
ENERGY-ICELAND: Osmotic, Tidal Power Show Promise
- Inter Press Service
Iceland already gets over 72 percent of its energy from renewable, hydroelectric and geothermal sources, but Icelanders are ambitious when it comes to energy and scientists are now looking at osmotic and tidal power to meet future energy needs.
AGRICULTURE-CONGO: All Hands On Deck to Repair Rural Roads
- Inter Press Service
Two kilometres from the village of Ngouha II, a party of villagers are busy repairing an old bridge made of logs, and filling in a massive pothole.
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