News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 64
Japan’s Right-wing Populist Rise
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, August 4 (IPS) - Rice queues – something once unthinkable – began appearing around May. As the country’s staple food hit record prices, frustrated shoppers found themselves breaking a cultural taboo by switching to rice from South Korea. It was a symbol of how far Japan’s economic certainties had crumbled, creating fertile ground for a political shift.
Belem City Limits: How to Host a Successful Climate COP
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, California / APEX, North Carolina, US, August 4 (IPS) - There is no question that most climate activists and governments were delighted when Brazil offered to host the 2025 UN Climate Conference taking place this November.
UN urges MPs to deliver on development promises for 600 million in landlocked nations
- UN News
At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world are being urged to take decisive action to improve the lives of more than 600 million people living in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs).
The final straw? Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva
- UN News
Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of plastic waste and its impact on human health, marine life and the economy.
Awaza gears up to host UN conference on landlocked developing countries
- UN News
In the city of Awaza, where the Caspian Sea meets the desert, UN and Turkmen flags were raised on Sunday ahead of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), as final preparations continue to welcome world leaders and delegates for a week of high-level talks on boosting development in some of the world’s most geographically disadvantaged nations.
Spotlight on Landlocked Developing Countries Ahead of Third UN Conference
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, August 1 (IPS) - Landlocked developing countries face a unique set of challenges. Without coastal ports, they rely on transit nations, causing higher trade costs and delays.
Climate Reparations are Necessary but Not Sufficient: World Needs Less Growth & More Justice
- Inter Press Service
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, USA, August 1 (IPS) - While recent heat waves were causing thousands of deaths, the Trump administration was busy dismantling policies that regulate greenhouse gases on the theory they don’t harm human health.
IPC Alert Declares the Worst Famine Conditions in Gaza since October 2023
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, July 31 (IPS) - Amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the risk of famine among rising need of consumption and nutrition have reached their worst levels since the start of the conflict. Without urgent analysis to latest report from the Food Security Classificat “IPC ALERT: Worst-case scenario of Famine unfolding in the Gaza Strip”.
Why Locally Led Development Works and How Funders Can Get It Right
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA Uganda / SORIA Spain, July 31 (IPS) - In Uganda, local communities are routinely sidelined in development processes, despite knowing most about their own needs. When a Moroto District officer remarked, ‘This is the first time local leaders were truly heard’, it offered a powerful reminder of what so often goes wrong: development fails when communities are excluded.
An Ageing World on a Heating Planet: Why Older People Must Be Central to Climate Policy
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, July 31 (IPS) - I’ve just returned from the east coast of India, where I saw for myself the harsh challenges that older people in artisanal fishing communities confront daily. I saw how the community elders — the keepers of marine traditions and the coastal environment — are being forsaken by climate policy and their governments.
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