Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1437
KENYA: Microloans, Greenhouses Help Women Cope with Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
At Gakoromone Market in Meru, in Kenya’s Eastern Province, Ruth Muriuki arrives in a pickup full of tomatoes and cabbages despite the scarcity of rainfall in the area, thanks to the greenhouse technology she uses on her farm — and microcredit.
Q&A: Needed: Common Caribbean Strategies Against Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
Subject to the double impact of the global economic crisis and climate change, the Caribbean island nations are in need of adaptation strategies in which international cooperation and citizen participation play key roles, says Cuban expert Ramón Pichs.
More Japanese Turn Against Whaling
- Inter Press Service
The arrest and release of a Dutch activist in Japan has put in bad light this country’s refusal to heed international calls to limit traditional dolphin and whale hunting practices in favour of conservation.
U.S. Wins Release of NGO Workers, Aid to Egypt Still Vulnerable
- Inter Press Service
After weeks of political pressure from the U.S., Egyptian officials announced Wednesday that the remaining employees of two U.S. government-supported organisations facing a criminal investigation would be permitted to leave the country.
PERU: Time to Adapt to Climate Change Impact on Women’s Lives
- Inter Press Service
This year’s unusually rainy season in Peru is having a negative effect on the wellbeing and health of women in rural areas who are forced, for example, to spend three times as much time walking to collect firewood and water. But the authorities continue to turn a blind eye to the problems they face.
India’s Girl Child Struggles to Survive
- Inter Press Service
At the intensive care unit of the state-run All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, a two-year-old battered baby girl is fighting to survive.
CULTURE-ARAB SPRING: A Revolution Through the Lens
- Inter Press Service
The Arab world is talking about a revolution; not just out on the streets but in films, in newspapers, in songs — using any means necessary to document events, expose the horrors of war and explore the struggles and possibilities that lie ahead as the Arab Spring feels the wintry chill of post-revolutionary democratic challenges.
Dwindling Resources Trigger Global Land Rush
- Inter Press Service
A global scramble for land and mineral resources fuelled by billions of investment dollars is threatening the last remaining wilderness and critical ecosystems, destroying communities and contaminating huge volumes of fresh water, warned environmental groups in London Wednesday.
Spanish Cities Far From Sustainable
- Inter Press Service
Though Vitoria-Gasteiz, capital of the Basque Country, was elected the European Green Capital of 2012 — an award presented by the European Union to promote and reward efforts to mitigate climate change — Spain still has a long way to go to earn the label of ‘sustainable’ for others cities around the country.
SOUTH AFRICA: Rural School Running on Methane Bio-Gas
- Inter Press Service
Tucked against the rolling hills of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, a small rural school has been turning its kitchen scraps, and agricultural and human waste into methane gas for cooking, and nutrient-rich fertiliser, and is even recycling its water.
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