News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 845
Weak Agriculture Finance Feeds Malnutrition in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Dec 15 (IPS) - Successive poor harvests have diminished Ndodana Makhalima's household food stocks and the family's nutrition status. A subsistence farmer in Lupane, about 110 kilometres north of Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, 56 year-old Makhalima has learnt to live with hunger on his door step.
Farmers, CSOs Rally Environmentalist Jailed for Exposing Land Grabbing in Cameroon
- Inter Press Service
YOUNDE, Cameroon, Dec 15 (IPS) - Farmers and activists in Cameroon say a jail sentence handed down on an environmentalist who exposed land-grabbing by a multinational agro-industrial company, sends a dangerous signal to communities trying to protect their land and resources.
Haina, a Dominican City Famous Only for Its Pollution
- Inter Press Service
BAJOS DE HAINA, Dominican Republic, Dec 15 (IPS) - Rubbish covers the beaches and clutters the rivers, the garbage dump is not properly managed, and more than 100 factories spew toxic fumes into the air in the city of Bajos de Haina, a major industrial hub and port city in the Dominican Republic.
Emulating the US Opposed by the US
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Dec 14 (IPS) - The US once led the post-war global effort against hunger and food insecurity, but corporate influence on government trade negotiators now seek to prevent other countries from using some of the very measures it pioneered.
Pacific Islands’ Marine Reserve: Safe Haven for Depleted Tuna and New Holiday Spot
- Inter Press Service
KOROR, Palau, Dec 14 (IPS) - President Tommy Remengesau Jr. of the Pacific island nation of Palau has cemented a legacy as the world's most effective protector of marine life by creating a giant marine reserve that will directly benefit his people through increasing tourism and securing its food supply, scientists say.
Climate Change and Women Across Three Continents
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Dec 12 (IPS) - The link between women in climate change is a cross-cutting issue that deserves greater recognition at climate negotiations. It is pervasive, touching everything; from health and agriculture to sanitation and education.
Brazil’s Amazon River Ports Give Rise to Dreams and Nightmares
- Inter Press Service
SANTARÉM, Brazil, Dec 11 (IPS) - River port terminals in the northern Brazilian city of Santarém are considered strategic by the government. But what some see as an opportunity for development is for others an irreversible change in what was previously a well-preserved part of the Amazon rainforest.
Hidden Hunger, Hidden Danger <br> <em>Access to generic vitamin and mineral supplements in developing countries constrained by trade rules</em>
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Dec 11 (IPS) - The latest estimates are that over two billion people in the world suffer some micronutrient deficiencies, often referred to as "hidden hunger." The main sustainable solution is to ensure adequate public health interventions, including clean water, sanitation and hygiene as well as healthy, diverse diets for all.
What is at Stake in the World Trade Organization Conference in Nairobi
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Dec 11 (IPS) - The Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is now just a few days away, from 15 to 18 December in Nairobi.
Water and Sanitation: Bridging the Gender Gap on India’s Seas
- Inter Press Service
PURI, India, Dec 11 (IPS) - Jeeja Behera, 34, the wife of a fisherman in the village of Sannapatna in India's cyclone prone Puri district, dreads the onset of the cyclone season between October and January every year due to the lack of water, sanitation and hygiene in cyclone shelters.
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