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Dry Monsoon in South Asia: Looming Fears of Agricultural Loss, Extreme Heat, and Disaster
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, July 3 (IPS) - Monsoon season in South Asia, including Nepal, is a period of frequent rainfall, extreme heat, and a busy time of the year for farmers. Most farmers in Nepal depend on monsoon rain to plant paddey, the main source of food.
Abu Dhabi’s Coral Promise to the Future
- Inter Press Service
VICTORIA, Seychelles, July 3 (IPS) - In just the first half of this year, Abu Dhabi’s Environment Agency has cultivated 302,415 new coral colonies, bringing the total under the Abu Dhabi Coral Gardens Project to around 1.8 million – a scale of restoration that demands global attention.
El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather
- UN News
More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
Understanding an Interconnected World: Why Roberto Savio Believes Global Citizenship Matters More Than Ever
- Inter Press Service
ROME, July 1 (IPS) - When Roberto Savio begins talking about The Global Citizen Handbook, he does not begin with the book itself.
Middle East Conflict Fallout Pushes Countries toward US$1 Trillion Fossil Fuel Subsidy Bill, warns UN Development Programme
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, July 1 (IPS) - Developing countries’ efforts to tackle the ongoing effects of conflict in the Middle East carry a high price that leaves little room for critical investments in education, health and other development priorities, according to a new report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) released today.
World News in Brief: Risk of atrocities in Sudan, UN programme prevents climate displacement, more civilians killed in Ukraine
- UN News
Drone attacks by advancing rebel fighters who are besieging El Obeid, Sudan, continue to result in civilian casualties, putting around half a million civilians at grave risk of large-scale atrocities.
AI explained: Why the world needs to act now
- UN News
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up.
The UN Climate Talks in Bonn Just Failed. Why?
- Inter Press Service
APEX, North Carolina / SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 30 (IPS) - With progress stalled on many issues, this year’s June talks in Bonn—which are supposed to smooth the way towards COP 31 in Antalya at year’s end—were widely judged a failure. What happened? And what does it mean for Antalya?
Smart Farming Is Not the Future. It Is Already Here
- Inter Press Service
ROME, June 30 (IPS) - Farmers today are producing food under pressures that would have been unimaginable to previous generations. Input costs are rising and supply chains are unreliable. Water is scarcer. Weather is less predictable. And for a growing number of farmers — in Sudan, in Ukraine, in Myanmar, in Gaza — the challenge is producing food at all, in the middle of active conflict. These are not marginal conditions. They describe the reality facing hundreds of millions of people who grow the food the world depends on.
Amid crushing European heatwave, things are about to get hotter for transport systems
- UN News
As European transport officials scramble to deal with melting train tracks and buckling roads amid a crushing heatwave, a UN report released Tuesday warns of more extreme weather in the decades ahead for Europe, Central Asia and North America.
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