Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1180
Flood Risks in Venezuela Increased by “New Rains” Linked to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Jun 25 (IPS) - "The river is reclaiming its place, the water has risen up to here," says Ana Polanco, crouching down to hold her hand high above her head in the little tin house she shares with her children in El Hueco, one of the communities on the east side of the Venezuelan capital besieged by the polluted and deceptively calm Guaire River.
Caribbean Apprehensive as Dangers of Climate Change Increase
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTON, Jun 25 (IPS) - It has taken just eight inches of water for Jamaica to be affected by rising sea levels, with parts of the island nation have disappearing completely, threatening people's livelihoods and much more.
New Faces of Social Unrest in Spain
- Inter Press Service
BARCELONA, Spain, Jun 25 (IPS) - Economy professor Arcadi Oliveres has become a popular face of the growing discontent in Spain because he calls a spade a spade.
If Not Quantitative Easing, Then What?
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 25 (IPS) - It took world leaders some time to realise that the financial crisis initiated by the collapse of the subprime mortgage segment of U.S. financial markets in 2007 would not exhaust its effects in an ordinary recession.
Young Yemen Multiplies Without Growth
- Inter Press Service
SANAA, Jun 25 (IPS) - Yemen's population is increasing at a rapid rate, straining the country's dwindling natural resources and setting up its youth for a grim future, with few jobs and scant means to get by.
Farming in the Mauritian Sea
- Inter Press Service
PORT LOUIS, Jun 25 (IPS) - "No fighting, please. Everybody will get their fish. Give us time to empty the crates and weigh today's catch," Patrick Guiliano Marie, leader of the St. Pierre Fish Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society, shouts at the crowd jostling impatiently at the fish landing station in Grand Gaube, a fishing village in northern Mauritius.
Global Publics See Climate Change, Financial Issues As Top Threats
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 25 (IPS) - Climate change and international financial instability top a list of seven concerns that publics around the world consider "major threats" to their countries, according to the latest polling of global attitudes by the Pew Research Centre here.
For Africa Trip, Obama Urged to Prioritise Development
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 25 (IPS) - Advocacy groups here are urging U.S. President Barack Obama to focus on more than just economic development during his upcoming trip to Africa.
Deteriorating Urban Transport Sparked the Protests
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 24 (IPS) - A group of young people touched a nerve in Brazil's large cities, triggering an outpouring of urban outrage at the deterioration of transportation conditions and of the quality of life.
World Bank Formally Urged to Overhaul ‘Doing Business’ Report
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (IPS) - An external review panel is calling on the World Bank to institute sweeping reforms to its widely cited annual "Doing Business" report, including doing away with a controversial ranking of countries on a variety of business-friendliness metrics.
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