Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 979
Filipino Children Make Gains on Paper, But Reality Lags Behind
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Dic 15 (IPS) - Mae Baez sees some of the darkest sides of communications technology.
Dirty Energy Reliance Undercuts U.S., Canada Rhetoric at Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 13 (IPS) - While U.S. and Canadian officials delivered speeches about how the world needs to step up to their responsibilities at the U.N. climate negotiations in Lima, Peru, activists from North America demanded clear answers back home on their governments' relationships with fossil fuel corporations, as well as the future of several major oil projects across the continent.
OPINION: How Shifting to the Cloud Can Unlock Innovation for Food and Farming
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 13 (IPS) - The digital revolution that is continuing to develop at lightening speed is an exciting new ally in our fight for global food security in the face of climate change.
Renewable Energy: The Untold Story of an African Revolution
- Inter Press Service
What Future for the ACP-EU Partnership Post-2015?
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Dic 12 (IPS) - "There are still prospects for a meaningful ACP-EU partnership, capable of contributing and responding concretely and effectively to the objectives of promoting and attaining peace, security, poverty eradication and sustainable development," according to the top official of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP).
OPINION: Climate Change and Inequalities: How Will They Impact Women?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 12 (IPS) - Among all the impacts of climate change, from rising sea levels to landslides and flooding, there is one that does not get the attention it deserves: an exacerbation of inequalities, particularly for women.
Climate Change Creates New Geography of Food
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 12 (IPS) - The magnitude of the climate changes brought about by global warming and the alterations in rainfall patterns are modifying the geography of food production in the tropics, warned participants at the climate summit in the Peruvian capital.
Want Economic Growth? Lessen Inequality
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Dic 12 (IPS) - For years, many policy makers, including economists, have clung to the belief that if states do nothing to boost income equality, market forces will cause wealth to trickle down to the poorest citizens and contribute to overall growth.
Afghan Concern Over Western Disengagement
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Dic 11 (IPS) - The U.S./NATO International Security Assistance Force Joint Command lowered its flag for the last time in Afghanistan on Dec. 8, after 13 years. The ISAF mission officially ends on Dec. 31, and will be replaced on Jan. 1, 2015 by "Resolute Support", a new, narrow-mandate mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Security Forces.
Africa Sets Demands for Post-2015 Climate Agreement
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 10 (IPS) - The post-2015 global climate change agreement should be flexible and fully resourced or else condemn Africa to another cycle of poverty resulting from the adverse effects of climate change.
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