Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1369
Rural Zambia’s Drinking Supply Fraught with Danger and Disease
- Inter Press Service
Bupe Bana-Victor has lived in the Mwense district of Luapula Province in northern Zambia all her life. And for her, water talk is synonymous with the Luapula River, which lies just 20 metres from her village and snakes through the entire region before it joins the Lualaba River — a tributary of the mighty Congo, Africa’s second-largest river.
Fair Trade Alive and Well in Spain Despite Recession
- Inter Press Service
The economic and financial crisis afflicting the countries of the European Union (EU) has scarcely affected sales of fair trade products from Latin America, especially food products, in Spain.
Ahead of Rio+20, 'The Economy is Already Turning Green'
- Inter Press Service
While governments make a last desperate attempt to agree on a plan of action for next week's Rio+20 summit on sustainable development — including plans on the transition to a green economy and a set of sustainable development goals — the real economy is already turning green, according to Italy’s minister of environment, Corrado Clini.
Youth Reaffirm Indigenous Identity
- Inter Press Service
Barefoot and clad in traditional clothes, over a hundred indigenous Aetas gathered around a bonfire in a community nestled in the mountains of Capas town, in the Philippines’ Tarlac province. They had come together to celebrate their traditions and to instill in youth a sense of pride in their cultural identity.
Human Activity and Climate Change Threaten Tourism in Jamaica
- Inter Press Service
Experts here fear that that the impact of climate change on Jamaica's fragile ecosystems will worsen the ravages of human activity and destroy the country's tourism industry.
RIO+20: Earth Summit Negotiated the Size of the Zero
- Inter Press Service
Amidst much political fanfare, the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro concluded with the adoption of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the landmark Agenda 21 blueprint for a sustainable future in the 21st century.
For Dominica, Adaptation Best Option to Combat Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
It has been dubbed the 'Nature Isle' of the Caribbean, its craggy and dense rain forests, usually covered with fog, bearing testament to how cool temperatures can be here.
Dominica Invests in New Strategies to Temper Its Warming Climate
- Inter Press Service
It has been dubbed the 'Nature Isle' of the Caribbean, its craggy and dense rain forests, usually covered with fog, bearing testament to how cool temperatures can be here.
Malawi Turns to Mozambique for Power
- Inter Press Service
On-again, off-again… it's the story of both Malawi's power supply and the interconnection project that could end blackouts with power imported from neighbouring Mozambique.
EL SALVADOR: Women Fight Blows from Climate Change with Sewing Machines and Eggs
- Inter Press Service
Amanda Menjívar is moved by the sight of the 16 sewing machines donated to help a group of local women set up a sewing centre to get over the devastating effects of the disaster caused by Hurricane Ida in the Salvadoran town of Verapaz.
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