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UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans
- UN News
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital development funding and the world’s biggest polluters make a “massive increase” in contributions to address “climate chaos”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Climate Change Poses Yet Another Stumbling Block for Pakistani Sportswomen
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 21 (IPS) - Sportswomen in Pakistan face numerous obstacles—they lack proper grounds, equipment and coaches. Now, as the country faces record temperature highs, they face intense heat, escalated by their modest uniforms.
Transforming India's Villages Through Water Harvesting Techniques
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Aug 21 (IPS) - Brij Mohan, a 37-year-old farmer from Deoria, a modest village in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, has a story of resilience and transformation. Mohan, the lone breadwinner for his family, has two children, the eldest just 10 years old.
US Flails in GM Corn Dispute with Mexico
- Inter Press Service
CAMBRIDGE, MA., Aug 19 (IPS) - Closing arguments are in in the U.S. trade complaint against Mexico's restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn, with the three-arbitrator tribunal set to rule on the matter in November. The legitimacy of the trade agreement itself hangs in the balance.
Micro-Dams, a Solution to Water Shortages in Rural Brazil
- Inter Press Service
SETE LAGOAS, Brazil, Aug 18 (IPS) - Water shortage is over, springs have emerged or become perennial, small ponds with fish have formed and pastures have become greener and more permanent, all thanks to the ‘barraginhas', the Portuguese name given in Brazil to micro-dams that retain rainwater and infiltrate it into the soil.
Gender Equality Has Everything To Do with Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 16 (IPS) - After years of reporting on the frontlines of climate change, I have witnessed the devastating impact extreme weather events have on women and girls. In Kenya's pastoralist communities in far-flung areas of Northern Kenya, West Pokot, Samburu and Narok counties, droughts mean a resurgence in harmful cultural practices such as outlawed female genital mutilation (FGM), beading and child marriages.
Rizwana Hasan Vows to Ensure Justice for Those Killed During Bangladesh’s Quota Reform Movement
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Aug 14 (IPS) - Justice for all those who died and suffered injuries during the recent student-led quota reform movement in Bangladesh and reforms to the systems to ensure that this justice takes place are not negotiable, an adviser to the Bangladesh interim government, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, told IPS in an exclusive interview
Empowering Africa’s Informal Market Traders To Deliver Safe Food
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 13 (IPS) - Local informal food markets feed millions of urbanites in bustling African cities, but the consequences of tainted food could be illness and death for unsuspecting consumers.
Digital Trade & the Sustainable Development Goals: A Dynamic Agenda
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 12 (IPS) - The rapid growth of digitalization has fundamentally altered commerce, impacting production and facilitating the movement of goods. The 2023 Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR), has pointed out that although digital trade revenues of Asia and the Pacific account for a significant share of global trade, this growth is uneven, with trade concentrated in a few areas, leading to disparities across the region.
Invest in Research to Protect Crops from Future Flooding
- Inter Press Service
URBANA, Illinois, US, Aug 09 (IPS) - Tropical Storm Debby has resulted in record-setting rain and flooding events across several States, including Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and parts of Georgia and left a trail of damage including leaving Florida crops flooded.
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