News headlines for “Human Population”, page 381
Brazil, Football and Protests
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jun 07 (IPS) - It is unlikely that Brazilians will listen to the audacious call made by Michel Platini – a great player in his time and now the politicking president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) – on Apr. 26: "Brazil, make an effort for a month, calm down!"
Indian Legislators Wake Up to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jun 06 (IPS) - Ramanjareyulu, a 55-year-old farmer from the southern India state of Andhra Pradesh, has been struggling to find his feet ever since inadequate rainfall dealt a blow to his harvest of groundnut and red gram (a pulse crop that grows primarily in India).
Ethiopia Shoots for the Stars and Galaxies as it Aims to Become Space Science Hub
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jun 06 (IPS) - High up in the eucalyptus-strewn Entoto Mountains, which overlook the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, work is nearly complete on the country's first observatory. Studying the stars and the galaxies will be vital for this Horn of Africa nation's development and will hopefully also go a long way to developing brotherly love, say scientists who are part of the project.
Triple Summit in Singapore Puts Urban Planning on the Map
- Inter Press Service
SINGAPORE, Jun 05 (IPS) - With over 20,000 international participants, a triple summit currently underway in Singapore is generating an abundance of ideas on sustainable cities.
U.S. Education System Not Helping Immigrant Parents
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 05 (IPS) - Immigrant parents in the United States face serious challenges accessing early elementary programmes for their children, advocates here are warning.
Wheat Smugglers Bring High Prices, and Hunger
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jun 04 (IPS) - With its lush valleys and well-watered plains, Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province produces plenty of food for the local population, including 10 million tons of wheat every year. So why are the people of this bountiful mountainous region going hungry?
Côte d’Ivoire Rides the Fast Track to Public Transport Development
- Inter Press Service
ABDIJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jun 04 (IPS) - Two years ago, it would have taken Catherine Adjoua almost an hour to travel from M'Badon, the isolated fishing area where she lives that has no asphalt roads, to reach her workplace some 13 kilometres away in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital.
The South African Water Utility That Uses Shipping Containers and Sewer Water to Provide Water for All
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Jun 03 (IPS) - South Africa's eThekwini municipality may have come under fire from residents from proposing to purify wastewater so it can be used for drinking, but this municipality's pragmatic approach to water management has made it one of the most progressive in Africa.
Let There Be Light, Implores U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - When night falls, there are over 1.3 billion people, mostly in the developing world, who live in virtual darkness because they have no access to electricity.
Cell Phones and Cash Grants Can Promote Growth and Development
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 31 (IPS) - Mobile-finance and direct cash grants are revolutionary tools that can substitute for under-developed financial sectors and help reduce poverty and promote entrepreneurship in developing countries, according to researchers here.
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