Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1304
Argentina - Fighting the Worst Child Obesity Rate in the Region
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 19 (IPS) - Pediatricians and nutritionists stress that there is no single factor explaining why Argentina is the country in Latin America with the highest rate of obese and overweight children.
Cooperatives Help Women Farmers Tighten Ranks
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 19 (IPS) - It is a tried and tested truth that when women come together in groups they can address their issues more powerfully than they can as individuals.
‘Urban Planning Must Factor in Biodiversity’
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 19 (IPS) - “With more than 60 percent of the world projected to be urban by 2030 why not prepare for it and build cities that include biodiversity preservation into planning?” asks Kobie Brand of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability in Cape Town, South Africa.
Tibetan Exiles Report High Rates of Hepatitis B
- Inter Press Service
DHARAMSALA, India, Oct 19 (IPS) - As the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) works to address some of its more immediate political problems, long-term public health issues have emerged, including high rates of hepatitis B among the exiled community.
Violence Against Women Surging in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Oct 19 (IPS) - As gender-based violence across India becomes more frequent, and more savage, increasing numbers of women are speaking out against the cruelty.
Kenya Pushes Dubiously Against Islamists
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Oct 19 (IPS) - A Kenyan military advance into Somali territory to push back Islamic militants has had some measured military success - but is not without controversy.
Shale Gas Extraction Brings Local Health Impacts
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (IPS) - Shale gas extraction is putting some U.S. communities at risk of health issues, new research released here Thursday warns.
Shadow Over Aichi Biodiversity Targets
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 18 (IPS) - With negotiations to mobilise resources for preservation of biodiversity at a major United Nations conference going nowhere, the Group of 77 and China have hinted at possible suspension of the ‘Aichi targets’ under the Nagoya Protocol.
Agricultural Waste Boosts Energy Production in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 18 (IPS) - A joint project by the energy and agriculture authorities in Argentina is seeking to boost electricity generation from forestry waste and other rural products which have enormous potential, according to experts.
Senegal Finds the Cooperative Way to More Food
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Oct 18 (IPS) - Over the past two years, millet production has reached record levels in Dya, a rural community in the Kaolack region of central Senegal, where the Agricultural Value Chains Support Project (PAFA) is supporting two farmers' collectives.
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