News headlines for “Human Population”, page 283
Plan for Poorer Countries to Fund HIV Response Raises Concerns
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 (IPS) - Calls for low and middle income countries to contribute an additional 6.1 billion dollars to the global HIV response by 2020 could see some vulnerable groups left behind, said HIV activists meeting at the United Nations last week.
Focusing on Future of Food: What’s Next for Global Agricultural Research?
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 11 (IPS) - Food security scientists from around the globe gathered in Johannesburg last week with one objective: to work towards the transformation of agriculture as engine for growth in developing regions of the world. The gathering was also an opportunity to examine what farmers need to prosper in the face of social and environmental challenges.
Failing States: Many Problems, Few Solutions
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 09 (IPS) - Regardless of whether they are called fragile, failed, or failing states, scores of countries around the globe are plagued by overwhelming problems with few solutions in sight. Moreover, the instability and dire straits of these countries are spilling across national borders, destabilizing neighboring countries and regions, while posing enormous challenges for international organizations and donors.
Need to Encourage Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, South Sudan, Apr 08 (IPS) - Facing an unprecedented economic crisis, South Sudan -- the newest nation of the world -- has urged its 12 million inhabitants to turn to agriculture instead of depending on declining oil revenues.
Sri Lanka Braces for Extreme Heat
- Inter Press Service
VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka, Apr 07 (IPS) - Sri Lanka is facing the heat from a scorching sun for the past one month. In recent times, the country has imposed power cuts after almost a decade. The main reason was the stoppage at a coal power plant, but engineers at the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) admit that the island's hydro-power generation capacity is at such a critical low that without additional coal, diesel and renewable generation, the country's full demand for power cannot be met.
Debunking Stereotypes: Which Women Matter in the Fight Against Extremism?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 06 (IPS) - Violent extremism is the topic du jour, as government officials are busy developing plans of action on "preventing or countering violent extremism" (P/CVE). In these plans there is dutiful reference to engaging "women". The more progressive mention gender sensitivity.
Saving Beira
- Inter Press Service
BEIRA, Mozambique, Apr 06 (IPS) - Mozambique's second largest city, Beira, is heading for climate change-induced disaster. Cyclones, floods, storm surges and the rising sea level are threatening to annihilate this important Indian Ocean coastal city; a city which is strategic for landlocked countries like Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Temple Tantrums
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Apr 05 (IPS) - Women comprise nearly half of India's 1.2 billion population, yet gender bias and patriarchal mindsets continue to plague them well into the 21st century. Even holy places -- temples and mosques -- it seems aren't free from discriminating against the fair sex.
Climate Change Dries Up Nicaragua
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Apr 05 (IPS) - A three-year drought, added to massive deforestation in the past few decades, has dried up most of Nicaragua's water sources and has led to an increasingly severe water supply crisis.
Women Benefit From Simple Economic Ventures
- Inter Press Service
GAZA, Mozambique, Apr 01 (IPS) - Angelina Chiziane starts her day by getting her husband ready for work in a small village in the southern province of Gaza, Mozambique, some 216 kilometers away from the capital, Maputo.
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