https://www.globalissues.org/news/topic/178 2021-04-21T03:44:06-07:00 Global Issues Inter Press Service UN News https://static.globalissues.org/i/globalissues.png https://static.globalissues.org/i/globalissues/logo-feed.jpghttps://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/21/276272021-04-21T05:51:27-07:00

<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2021/04/woman-with-an-umbrella_.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>MIDWAY, Utah USA, Apr 21 (IPS) - The writer holds physics M.S. and B.S. degrees from Georgia Tech and DePaul University and is the author of A Tale of Two Climates: One Real, One Imaginary. Preserving the beauty and wonder of our natural world for future generations should certainly be a goal everyone can get behind. While progress is often stymied by polarizing debates, clean air and water should be a priority for everyone.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/21/27627">Read the full story, “Earth Day 2021: Passing On a Cleaner World”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/20/276132021-04-20T06:09:20-07:00

<p>BOSTON and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 20 (IPS) - Since the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was launched in 2006, yields have barely risen, while rural poverty remains endemic, and would have increased more if not for out-migration.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/20/27613">Read the full story, “Another False Start in Africa Sold with Green Revolution Myths”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/19/276092021-04-19T09:22:10-07:00

<p> The Earth’s temperature continues to rise unabated, with 2020 being one of the three warmest years on record, as extreme weather events combine with the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting millions.  </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/19/27609">Read the full story, “World on the verge of climate ‘abyss’, as temperature rise continues: UN chief”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/18/276022021-04-18T03:20:05-07:00

<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production+Library/13-12-2019_Unsplash_UK_power-stations.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>The transition to a global economic model which will slow down climate change and create jobs will be the “biggest economic transformation since the industrial revolution” according to John Kerry, the US climate envoy. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/18/27602">Read the full story, “Green transformation will rival industrial revolution: US climate envoy”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/16/275972021-04-16T10:13:15-07:00

<p><img src="https://global.unitednations.entermediadb.net/assets/mediadb/services/module/asset/downloads/preset/Libraries/Production+Library/16-04-2021_Unsplash_green-city.jpg/image1170x530cropped.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> The United Nations Secretary-General, on Friday, called for a “revolution” in urban planning and urban transport to beat back impacts of climate change and build a green and sustainable future for all.  </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/16/27597">Read the full story, “Guterres urges cities to embrace ‘generational opportunity’ for climate action, sustainable development”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/15/275812021-04-15T09:03:04-07:00

<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2021/04/Hydrophone-launch_.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>NEW YORK, Apr 15 (IPS) - Travel and economic slowdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic have combined to brake shipping, seafloor exploration, and many other human activities in the ocean, creating a unique moment to begin a time-series study of the impacts of sound on marine life.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/15/27581">Read the full story, “Studying Marine Lifes Brief Break from Human Noise”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/14/275732021-04-14T14:11:16-07:00

<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2021/04/51074278232_62a838b0cb_z-629x354-100x100.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>SAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador, Apr 14 (IPS) - A score of coastal communities in El Salvador are staking their bets on sustainable development as a form of life that does not overexploit natural resources diminished by years of government neglect and a lack of environmental awareness, using instruments ranging from ecological cookstoves to mangrove reforestation.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/14/27573">Read the full story, “Ecological Cookstoves Help Preserve El Salvador's Coastal Mangroves”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/14/275702021-04-14T05:36:43-07:00

<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2021/04/family-in-Tuvalu_.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>UNITED NATIONS, Apr 14 (IPS) - Millions of lives lost. Trillions of dollars in economic damage. Over 120 million more people pushed into extreme poverty. The human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is almost unimaginable – a once-in-a-century catastrophe.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/14/27570">Read the full story, “COVID-19 Teaches Us to Better Manage Global Systemic Risks”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/13/275662021-04-13T08:09:00-07:00

<p> The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, said on Tuesday that it will work closely with Japan which is preparing to release a million tonnes of contaminated seawater used to cool the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/13/27566">Read the full story, “UN atomic energy agency to work with Japan on Fukushima water disposal”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/13/275592021-04-13T05:30:25-07:00

<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2021/04/anaya-katlego-CXKk4zU7anE-unsplash-629x405.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p>BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 13 (IPS) - With the two extremes of global hunger and obesity on the increase, a new report suggests a radical reset for food and nutrition to ensure the long-term sustainability of livelihoods and the environment.</p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/04/13/27559">Read the full story, “New Report Calls for Improved Eating Habits in a World of Extremes”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>