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  1. Fueling Future: Dabaa Nuclear Project Offers Light in Egypt's Economic Gloom

    - Inter Press Service

    CAIRO, Mar 21 (IPS) - Egypt’s economy continues to face significant challenges, but amidst these, the Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant project emerges as a beacon of hope.

  2. Women’s Land Rights in Farming Need Further Recognition

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Mar 21 (IPS) - In the developing world, land rights for women remain tenuous in the agricultural sector. But if women farmers are recognized as landowners in their own right, it can lead to greater economic empowerment and be a positive step towards eradicating poverty.

  3. World News in Brief: Global trade rebound forecast, e-waste mountain grows, 7,000 preventable TB deaths in Europe during COVID-19

    - UN News

    After several quarters of decline, international trade is poised for a rebound during the rest of 2024, according to the latest Global Trade Update from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

  4. Managing Transboundary Aquifers for Peace

    - Inter Press Service

    PRETORIA, South Africa, Mar 20 (IPS) - Like surface waters, groundwater resources frequently cross international boundaries, potentially igniting disputes among nations that rely on this essential resource. Disagreements over shared groundwater can arise from various issues, such as inequitable resource distribution, competing water needs and economic dependencies, governance challenges, and the varying effects of climate change on water availability.

  5. Biogas Is Key to Harmony Between Agribusiness and Environment in El Salvador - VIDEO

    - Inter Press Service

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    SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador, Mar 20 (IPS) - Faced with the recurring problem of environmental pollution caused by the poultry industry in rural communities in El Salvador, some companies are responding by producing biogas from organic waste from their chicken farms and processing plants, and using the gas to generate clean electricity.

  6. Indonesia leads the way in taming forest fires

    - UN News

    Some 70 million hectares of forest are affected by fires each year, causing huge environmental and economic damage. On the International Day of Forestsmarked on 21 March, we look at how an innovative UN-led initiative in Indonesia is dramatically reducing forest fires, saving livelihoods and cutting harmful emissions.

  7. World News in Brief: Dignity and justice key to end evil of racial discrimination, methane emissions update, Mpox latest, peacebuilding boost

    - UN News

    Racism is “an evil infecting countries and societies around the world” the UN chief has said in his message marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination but it impacts communities differently.

  8. How A Program in Ghana to Create Green Jobs Can Be a Lesson for US Mayors & Across the Globe

    - Inter Press Service

    ACCRA / NEW YORK, Mar 19 (IPS) - For the past eight years, Chiso has collected waste as part of Accra’s informal waste management sector. Since arriving in Ghana from Nigeria, he has earned enough to allow him and his family to survive, but saving money has been nearly impossible.

  9. Exploring New Depths: NF-POGO Centre of Excellence Driving Innovative, Diverse Ocean Observation

    - Inter Press Service

    DOMINICA, Mar 19 (IPS) - Picture yourself as an early-career ocean researcher. You have the opportunity to be at sea in addition to learning on campus. Through cutting-edge technology and immersive facilities, you experience the most realistic ocean exploration scenarios, including braving extreme cold and harsh environments. That’s the experience at the Launch, a 'living lab' at the Marine Institute of Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the east coast of Canada. It’s an experience meant to prepare you for the real-world complexities of the type of ocean research needed to tackle urgent global issues like climate change.

  10. Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far

    - UN News

    Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows.

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