News headlines for “Human Population”, page 391
Chile Graduates in Earthquake Preparedness
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Apr 05 (IPS) - Chile appears to have learned a few lessons from the 2010 earthquake and tsunami, and it successfully drew on them the night of Apr. 1, when another quake struck, this time in the extreme north of the country.
Brazilian Dams Accused of Aggravating Floods in Bolivia
- Inter Press Service
LA PAZ, Apr 04 (IPS) - Unusually heavy rainfall, climate change, deforestation and two dams across the border in Brazil were cited by sources who spoke to IPS as the causes of the heaviest flooding in Bolivia's Amazon region since records have been kept.
Misgivings Rise Over Afghan Poll
- Inter Press Service
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Apr 04 (IPS) - "If Abdullah will become president, the will of Afghan people will be respected. Otherwise – especially if Zalmai Rassoul will be indicated as the winner – a new conflict will start and our country will become more insecure." The remark by Abdullah Abdullah supporter Qazi Sadullah Abu Aman is typical of uncertainties and accusations rising as election day draws close on Saturday.
Youth Around the World See Meagre Opportunities
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 03 (IPS) - Although half the world's population is under 25 years old, young people in more than two dozen countries feel that their opportunities for educational, economic and societal advancement are limited, according to new research released here Thursday.
Rural Costa Rican Women Plant Trees to Fight Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
PITAL, Costa Rica, Apr 02 (IPS) - Olga Vargas, a breast cancer survivor, is back in the countryside, working in a forestry programme in the north of Costa Rica aimed at empowering women while at the same time mitigating the effects of climate change.
OP-ED: Europe’s Commitment to Africa’s Children is Still Needed
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Apr 01 (IPS) - As African and European leaders meet in Brussels this week under the theme of "Investing in People, Prosperity and Peace", it is clear Africa's greatest natural resource, its children, must be centre stage.
IPCC Climate Report Warns of “Growing Adaptation Deficit”
- Inter Press Service
Somali Diaspora Not Ready to Buy One-Way Tickets Home Yet
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Mar 31 (IPS) - On a Friday afternoon men wearing long kamis — long white traditional robes — climb the steps to Somcity Travel, a small family business and travel agency in Kisenyi slum, in Uganda's capital, Kampala. The agency boasts that they "fly all over the world" but to one destination in particular — Somalia.
The Lady’s Allure Is Challenged
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, Mar 31 (IPS) - For over a quarter of a century Uhla Min has lived under the spell of ‘The Lady', the popular nickname for Nobel Peace Laureate Aung Sung Suu Kyi.
The Gambia’s Women Demand a Seat at the Political Table
- Inter Press Service
BANJUL, Mar 30 (IPS) - The countdown to the Gambia's 2016 general elections has begun with a rare move to bring together female politicians from across the divided political spectrum to ensure increased female representation.
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