Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1000
Marine Litter: Plunging Deep, Spreading Wide
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Oct 10 (IPS) - Imagine a black-footed albatross feeding its chick plastic pellets, a baby seal in the North Pole helplessly struggling with an open-ended plastic bag wrapped tight around its neck, or a fishing vessel stranded mid-sea, a length of discarded nylon net entangled in its propeller. Multiply these scenarios a thousand-fold, and you get a glimpse of the state of the world's oceans.
World Bank Pushes Private Sector for Major Investments in Infrastructure
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 09 (IPS) - The World Bank has initiated a major call to action for private sector investors around infrastructure projects in developing countries.
Family Farmers Don’t Need Climate-Smart Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
NAPLES, Italy, Oct 09 (IPS) - Small farmers can look to options like agroecological intensification and innovation, without necessarily turning to climate-smart agriculture, which is promoted by the United Nations but has awakened doubts among global experts meeting in this Italian city.
Acid Oceans Could Deal Heavy Blow to Fishing-Dependant Nations
- Inter Press Service
PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea, Oct 09 (IPS) - Scientists here are warning Caribbean countries, where the fisheries sector is an important source of livelihoods and sustenance, that they should pay close attention to a new international report released Wednesday on ocean acidification.
Youth Employment Critical to Sustainable Development in Pacific Islands
- Inter Press Service
APIA, Oct 09 (IPS) - The size of the youth population in the Pacific Islands is double the global average with 54 percent aged below 24 years, creating enormous challenges for slow-growing small island economies unable to create jobs fast enough.
Fracking Fractures Argentina’s Energy Development
- Inter Press Service
AÑELO, Argentina, Oct 08 (IPS) - Unconventional oil and gas reserves in Vaca Muerta in southwest Argentina hold out the promise of energy self-sufficiency and development for the country. But the fracking technique used to extract this treasure from underground rocks could be used at a huge cost.
Hotter Caribbean Poses Challenges for Livestock Farmers
- Inter Press Service
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Oct 08 (IPS) - Livestock farmers in the Caribbean are finding it increasingly difficult and expensive to rear healthy animals because of climate change, a situation that poses a significant threat to a region that is already too dependent on imports to feed its population.
Displacement Spells Danger for Pregnant Women in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 08 (IPS) - Imagine traveling for almost an entire day in the blistering sun, carrying all your possessions with you. Imagine fleeing in the middle of the night as airstrikes reduce your village to rubble. Imagine arriving in a makeshift refugee camp where there is no running water, no bathrooms and hardly any food. Now imagine making that journey as a pregnant woman.
Most Nations Reducing Worst Forms of Child Labour
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 08 (IPS) - Most of the world's governments are taking measures to reduce the worst and most hazardous forms of child labour, according to a major report released here Tuesday by the U.S. Labour Department.
When Helping Hands Make a Disaster Worse
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 07 (IPS) - Relief work done by emergency responders during natural disasters may inadvertently exacerbate problems caused by climate change and lead to further disasters, recent reports suggest.
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