Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1422
More Ecology, Less Economy for Rio+20
- Inter Press Service
Hundreds of non-governmental organisations and social movements from around the world hope to counter the failure of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which they consider inevitable, with the success of the alternative People’s Summit.
Climate Change Threatens the Poor in Cities
- Inter Press Service
India, like other Asian countries, has focused its climate change adaptation strategies on rural and urban areas while neglecting the urban fringes, say experts.
World Congress Hopes to Enforce Commitments Made at Rio+20
- Inter Press Service
World leaders may face an unexpected challenge come June, when a major global summit on sustainable development will be held in Brazil. Unlike during previous summits, these leaders might have trouble making promises they are unable to keep.
Climate Change Aggravates Water Shortage in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
In this eastern Cuban city, Danny Dip Leyva has begun to use her shower again after decades of hauling water into her house by hand. But in Aurora, a small neighbourhood on the outskirts of Havana, Manuel Roque still longs for a regular supply of piped water.
Urgent Need for 'New Deal' in Equality and Sustainability
- Inter Press Service
The pressing need for a global 'new deal' to foster sustainable development and reduce inequalities was the conclusion of the 2012 Global Human Development Forum, a new initiative by the United Nations, held in Istanbul from Mar. 22-23.
Soaring Energy Prices Push Anguilla Toward Renewables
- Inter Press Service
The 15,000 residents of this British Overseas Territory had always prided themselves on having perhaps the most reliable and efficient source of electricity in the Caribbean.
Jamaica's Food Security Hinges on Shaky Agricultural Fortunes
- Inter Press Service
Like its Caribbean neighbours, Jamaica is looking for outcomes that will address its food security challenges when world leaders meet in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Jun. 20 to 22.
Urban Gardening Benefits Pocketbooks and Health in Guatemala
- Inter Press Service
'It benefits both our finances and our health, because the vegetables help prevent illness while they nourish our children,' says Lesbia Huertas, standing in the middle of her yard filled with containers sprouting vegetables in Palencia, 28 km northeast of the Guatemalan capital.
OP-ED: The Key Is Youth Participation
- Inter Press Service
When the secretary-general of the United Nations recently said that failing to invest in the one billion young people of the world 'is a false economy', he certainly had more in mind than just a useful business idea.
The Ticket to an Education in Côte d'Ivoire
- Inter Press Service
The births of tens of thousands of children during Côte d'Ivoire's eight-year rebellion were not formally recorded. Providing these children with birth certificates is one of the mundane yet vital challenges facing the authorities as they work to re-establish the country's public administration.
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