Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1013
Chile’s Patagonia Celebrates Decision Against Wilderness Dams
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jun 11 (IPS) - The Chilean government rejected Tuesday the controversial HidroAysén project for the construction of five hydroelectric dams on rivers in the south of the country. The decision came after years of struggle by environmental groups and local communities, who warned the world of the destruction the dams would wreak on the Patagonian wilderness.
U.N.'s Energy Funding Falls Short of Target by Billions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 (IPS) - When the United Nations inaugurated the first-ever global forum on renewable energy last week, it provided a laundry list of financial pledges aimed at achieving one of the world body's most ambitious goals: sustainable energy for all (SE4ALL) by 2030.
Mothers Light Up Homes in Rural Tanzania
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 (IPS) - "My mother used to just stay at home, now she has come back and is an engineer and a leader. She is on the Village Energy Committee," said a 10-year-old girl from the village of Chekeleni, in Tanzania's southeastern Mtwara district.
Housing Crisis Worsens Urban Inequality in Pacific Islands
- Inter Press Service
PORT VILA, Jun 10 (IPS) - Rapid migration to cities and towns, driven by scarce public services and jobs in rural areas, is producing a profound social shift in Pacific Island countries, where agrarian life has dominated for generations. But the urban dream remains elusive as a severe lack of housing forces many into sprawling, poorly-serviced informal settlements.
Shona, Zimbabwe’s Local Language, Takes on Urban Grooves and Gets Street Cred
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jun 10 (IPS) - "Ndipei sand dzangu," (give me my hammers) sings Zimbabwean artist Winky D. He may be singing in Shona, the local language spoken by some 80 percent of Zimbabweans, but his Shona is different. It's Street Shona. So what he really means, loosely translated, is that someone is exceptionally good at what they do and therefore needs to be recognised for this.
Peru Needs to Know More About its Water in Order to Supply More People With the Valuable Resource
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Jun 10 (IPS) - Peru urgently needs a national plan for the management of water over the next two decades, one that will take into account the effects of climate change and the social and environmental conflicts triggered by problems over water.
Mauritian Sugar Farmers Squeezed by Low Prices as Bagasse and Ethanol Become Popular By-products
- Inter Press Service
PORT LOUIS, Jun 10 (IPS) - While Mauritius has been forced to transform its sugar industry because of low prices for the commodity, the country's small-scale sugarcane farmers who contribute to it say they are barely earning a living.
Donors to Assist Developing Countries Negotiate Extractives Contracts
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 09 (IPS) - Major donor countries will unveil next week a new initiative aimed at strengthening the ability of developing countries' governments to negotiate complex contracts, particularly around the extractives sector.
First Decolonisation, Now ‘Depatriarchilisation’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - At the end of this week leaders of the Group of 77 and China will meet in Bolivia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the group.
Latin America’s Forests Need Laws – and Much More
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jun 09 (IPS) - Latin America's parliaments have failed to protect the forests and to guarantee their sustainable use, despite the fact that a number of countries have laws on forests, legislators from the region said at a global summit in the Mexican capital.
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