News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 138
Hydrogen from Renewables or Fossil Fuels? The Panamanian Question
- Inter Press Service
PANAMA, Aug 09 (IPS) - In 2021, the Panama Canal welcomed a French experimental ship on a world tour, the Energy Observer, the first electric vessel powered by a combination of renewable energies and a hydrogen production system based on seawater.
Small Farmers Feeling Climate Change Heat Find Little Support From the State
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 09 (IPS) - The over 20 million residents of Pakistan's port city of Karachi, in Sindh province in particular, have been experiencing brutal heat since May. But they are not the only ones bearing the brunt of high temperatures and humidity.
Gaza Children's Education, Mental Health Targeted With Emergency Grant
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 08 (IPS) - Since October 2023, 625,000 children enrolled in schools across Gaza have had no access to education, and more than 370 schools have sustained damage from attacks, according to the United Nations.
Should There be a Dedicated Credit Rating Agency for Asia & the Pacific?
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 08 (IPS) - Following persistent and determined efforts, Africa has achieved a breakthrough in advancing the establishment of an African credit rating agency (ACRA), with the proposed launch scheduled for December 2024.
Explainer: Why Kenya is Considered a High Climate Risk for Development Banks
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 07 (IPS) - Climate change-related extreme weather jeopardizes Kenya's development agenda; even though it contributes very little to global warming, it is marked as a high-risk country by development banks.Kenya contributes less than 0.1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions every year, yet development banks have flagged the East African nation as a high climate risk. This is due to extreme weather changes that are increasingly threatening the country's development agenda, widening socio-economic inequalities, and deepening rural poverty and hunger.
Improving Childhood Health and Development Need Not Be an Olympian Effort
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Aug 07 (IPS) - From 11-year-old Chinese skateboarder Zheng Haohao to 16-year-old American gymnast Hezly Rivera, several children have reached the pinnacle of world sport at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Water Stories: The Well Seven Families and 400 Buffaloes Rely On
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Aug 07 (IPS) - In the rural village of Khardariya in the Dang district of Nepal, access to clean water is a major issue. Villagers depend on one poorly managed well for drinking water, cleaning, and feeding livestock.
What Potential Do Gender Bonds Have For Increasing Financing For Gender Equality?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 06 (IPS) - Iceland's gender bond last month caused great excitement in the capital markets community. While gender bonds have been increasing in popularity within the private sector, Iceland is the first country to issue a sovereign gender bond. Many in the development community are however asking, are gender bonds the solution to financing for gender equality?
G20 Leaders Must Listen To Their People and Agree To Tax the Ultra-Rich
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Aug 06 (IPS) - We are living in a world of multiple crises of inequality, climate breakdown and conflict. Billions of people globally are facing huge hardship. Whole governments, too, are virtually bankrupt, with extremely high debt levels forcing them to implement brutal and deeply unpopular cuts and tax rises for ordinary people. 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on debt interest payments than on either education or health.
UN Calls for ‘Peaceful, Orderly and Democratic Transition’ Following Protests in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) - After weeks of violent clashes against protestors, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position and fled the country on Monday. Preparations are underway for an interim government to take over with the backing of the military, political parties, student leaders of the protest movement and all other groups involved in the transition. A UN spokesperson has urged that all parties involved in the current transition should work together to ensure a peaceful and democratic transition.
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