Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1364
Mauritanian Cooperative Contributes to Meeting Need for Vegetables
- Inter Press Service
Fourteen years ago, unemployed and discouraged by a failed business venture, Mohamed Ould Abderrahmane turned to farming. Today the cooperative he set up to grow vegetables on the outskirts of the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, employs several dozen people and provides its members with a handsome income.
Food Crisis Empties Niger Schools
- Inter Press Service
Since December 2011, the food crisis in Niger has displaced large numbers of people from areas of scarcity to parts of the country that enjoyed better harvests. The social impacts for these internal migrants are serious, not least in terms of disruption of education.
The Resurgence of Polio in Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
Twelve-year-old Sunday Oderinde sits by the side of the road with both legs folded under him and watches his friends play a game of soccer on the streets of Iwaya, a suburb in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a game that he would love to join in but cannot.
Environment in Trouble in Most Biodiverse African Country
- Inter Press Service
Ranked fifth in the world in terms of animal and plant diversity, the Democratic Republic of Congo is considered to be a treasure chest of biodiversity and a vital regulator of global warming.
Resolution on Arms Trade ‘Bold but Not Bulletproof'
- Inter Press Service
The European Parliament sent a bold message to the world last week with its comprehensive and ambitious resolution to put an end to the illicit global arms trade. But analysts regret the new resolution ignores several key factors, such as the impact of the arms trade on the socio-economic development of recipient countries, and the involvement of civil society in future negotiations.
Liberia Looking for a Sustainable Economic Future at Rio+20
- Inter Press Service
Deep in the forest in Gbarpolu County, northwest Liberia, a group of men working a surface gold mine are asked what will happen to the land when they are finished with it.
Blood Flows in Solidarity in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
Voluntary blood donations have risen markedly in the year ending Thursday Jun. 14 in Argentina, which hosted the World Blood Donor Day event for 2011. South Korea takes over for the coming year.
Science Mitigates Climate Uncertainties in Mexico City
- Inter Press Service
Rising temperatures, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, widespread respiratory ailments and urban heat islands are some of the climate impacts faced by the Mexican capital, one of the world’s biggest cities.
Mine Tailings Pollute a Chilean Town's Water
- Inter Press Service
People in the small town of Caimanes in northern Chile will suffer severe health problems if water pollution produced by a tailings dam built by the Los Pelambres mining company is not cleaned up, experts warn.
Indian Ocean Rim Countries Battered by Disasters — Part 2
- Inter Press Service
The heat wave in the Indian state of Orissa, which saw a 10-degree Celsius increase in summer temperatures last month, claimed 21 lives, according to government sources; unofficial estimates counted 87 deaths.
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