Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1080
Predatory Lionfish Decimating Caribbean Reefs
- Inter Press Service
NASSAU, The Bahamas, Feb 28 (IPS) - The lionfish, with its striking russet and white stripes and huge venomous outrigger fins, wasn't hard to spot under a coral reef in 15 feet of clear water. Nor was it a challenge to spear it.
Shifting Rainy Season Wreaks Havoc on Barbuda's Crops
- Inter Press Service
HIGHLANDS, Barbuda, Feb 28 (IPS) - Water rationing has become a way of life for the 1,800 residents of the tiny island of Barbuda, which has been experiencing prolonged dry periods, especially in the Highlands area near the main agricultural lands.
Ghana’s Small Women’s Savings Groups Have Big Impact
- Inter Press Service
DENUGU, Ghana, Feb 28 (IPS) - Dunwaa Soayare, 45, a smallholder farmer, widow and mother of five had the sort of economic profile that meant she was denied access to credit from Ghana's mainstream banking institutions.
Sri Lanka feels the Heat
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Feb 28 (IPS) - Sri Lanka is heading into a major crisis under extreme heat, with the rains staying away. Fears are growing of power cuts and interruption to water supply because reservoir levels are running scarily low.
Women On The Move, And In Danger
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, Feb 28 (IPS) - It was 8.45 pm, and a 22-year-old woman was looking for a cab to go home after a trip to a city mall in India's Hyderabad city. A cab arrived, and the unsuspecting computer engineer got in, little knowing she was stepping into a trap.
Rich Railroad Brings Few Opportunities in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
ALTO ALEGRE DO PINDARÉ/SÃO LUIS, Brazil, Feb 28 (IPS) - The Carajás railroad, regarded as the most efficient in Brazil, runs a loss-making passenger service for the benefit of the population. But this does little to make amends for its original sin: it was created to export minerals and crosses an area of chronic poverty.
Somalia’s Sacked Soldiers Threaten Mogadishu’s Security
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Feb 27 (IPS) - Residents of Mogadishu have raised concerns about their safety after the Somali army recently fired hundreds of disgruntled army soldiers, many of whom are believed to still be in possession of their arms.
“Sex School” Breaks Taboos in Kyrgyzstan
- Inter Press Service
, Feb 27 (IPS) - It starts out like any gymnastics class: A teacher guides a roomful of women through stretching and breathing exercises. The yoga, ballet and tai chi moves train pelvic muscles, the stomach and legs.
Indoor Mini-Farms to Beat Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb 27 (IPS) - Industrial engineer Ancel Bhagwandeen thinks that growing your food indoors is a great way to protect crops from the stresses of climate change. So he developed a hydroponic system that "leverages the nanoclimates in houses so that the house effectively protects the produce the same way it protects us," he says.
Economic Reforms Needed for Peace in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Feb 27 (IPS) - Gatmai Deng lost three family members in the violence that erupted in South Sudan on Dec. 15 and lasted until the end of January. And he blames their deaths on the government's failure to use the country's vast oil revenues to create a better life for its almost 11 million people.
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