Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1408
Buenos Aires Unprepared for More Intense Storms
- Inter Press Service
The 18 deaths caused by a storm that hit Buenos Aires earlier this month tragically demonstrate the lack of preparedness for the ever more frequent and powerful weather events faced by the Argentine capital and its suburbs.
'The Land is Never Wrong', Says Togolese Farmer
- Inter Press Service
Awuissa Walla has no regrets over choosing farming as a profession. He earned a degree in agronomy a decade ago, and borrowing money from friends, set himself up on an 18-hectare plot at Badja, some 50 kilometres from Lomé, the Togolese capital.
Sea Level Rise Threatens Mekong Rice
- Inter Press Service
With Vietnam’s fertile Mekong delta threatened by rising sea levels and salt water ingress, the country’s future as a major rice exporter depends critically on research underway in the Philippines.
Green Nobel Highlights Water Crises
- Inter Press Service
A Catholic priest from the Philippines, a mother of three from Argentina, and the founder of the NGO Friends of Lake Turkana in Kenya all have one thing in common: they have helped to motivate their respective local communities to protect the natural environment around them and to stand up for their rights.
U.S.'s Kim Prevails in First World Bank President Contest
- Inter Press Service
Capping an unprecedented multinational contest for the post, the World Bank's executive board upheld a nearly 70-year tradition Monday by selecting the U.S. candidate, global health expert Jim Yong Kim, to be the Washington-based agency's next president.
Argentina Discovers Africa
- Inter Press Service
Under the banner of South-South cooperation, Argentina is seeking to consolidate its ties with Africa, starting with countries that are enjoying dynamic economic growth, such as Angola and Mozambique.
Reaffirmation of Women's Rights Key to Rio+20 Success
- Inter Press Service
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, unanimously adopted by 178 governments at the June 1992 Earth Summit in Brazil, specifically recognised that 'women have a vital role in environmental management and development.'
Indonesian Farmers Burned in Biofuel Drive
- Inter Press Service
Dreams of sending his children to quality schools have vanished for 40-year-old farmer Muslikin, as the father of three now struggles to repay the bank loan he took out to finance his jatropha plantation in 2006.
Tired of Odd Jobs in the City, He Is Farming in His Old Guinean Village
- Inter Press Service
Like many rural youth, Abdoulaye Soumah spent a few years in Conakry, trying his hand at various jobs in the big city. But he has since returned to his home village, transforming a seven-hectare plot of land inherited from his parents into a model of success.
Gas Extraction Fuels Abuse in Papua New Guinea
- Inter Press Service
Papua New Guinea’s infamous track record on gender-based violence — with an estimated 75 percent of women and children experiencing some kind of violence, primarily domestic abuse — is poised to worsen.
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