Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1469
AFGHANISTAN: Killing Heroin With Saffron
- Inter Press Service
Weaning Afghanistan’s poppy farmers away from growing the raw material for the bulk of the world’s illicit heroin has never been easy, but Kashmir’s saffron cultivators may have the answer.
PORTUGAL: No Jobs? Just Emigrate!
- Inter Press Service
Hounded by the economic crisis that shows no signs of letting up and by political leaders of all stripes, Portugal's conservative Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho sent out an unprecedented message to his fellow citizens: emigrate.
CAMEROON: The Taps Have Run Dry
- Inter Press Service
Mama Rosalie of Damas quarter in the capital of Cameroon trudges down a narrow, winding footpath, headed for a narrow stream running far below, a 20-litre water container in her right hand.
JAMAICA: Hazard Mitigation Funds to Rescue Tourist Mecca
- Inter Press Service
In the latest efforts to mitigate the hazards associated with climate change, the Jamaican authorities are turning their attention to Negril, where decades of unplanned development is destroying the local ecosystem and eroding the famous beach.
Q&A: Tuna Fisheries Must Make Short-Term Sacrifices
- Inter Press Service
For the last ten years, environmentalists and marine biologists have repeatedly warned that the world’s tuna populations, and particularly bluefin tuna, are being overfished to the verge of extinction.
BANGLADESH: Lighting up on Solar Power
- Inter Press Service
The sun never shone brighter on rural Bangladesh with low power solar systems transforming the lives of tens of millions of marginalised rural people who are unconnected to the national grid.
U.N. Chief Will Pick New Team to Usher in Second Five-Year Term
- Inter Press Service
When U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took office in January 2007, one of his first announcements was to call for the resignation of all senior high-ranking officials so that he could pick his own team of players.
KENYA: Medical Waste Poses Serious Threat to Scavengers
- Inter Press Service
For Collins Otieno, the onset of a new day ushers in mixed fortunes that can either earn him some money or expose him to infection, as he struggles to make ends meet by scavenging for waste.
ARGENTINA: Local Biogas Initiatives Open Virtuous Circle
- Inter Press Service
A growing number of municipalities in Argentina are joining a movement aimed at tackling the problem of waste disposal while producing clean, inexpensive energy.
DEVELOPMENT-INDIA: Tribal People on the Warpath
- Inter Press Service
This small town, barely 150 km away from the bustling eastern metropolis of Kolkata, hit news headlines in December 2008 when adivasis (indigenous people) led by Maoist rebels briefly captured it.
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