News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 181
Extreme Weather the New Normal if Global Warming Increases at Current Speed
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) - Rondrotiana Barimalala is a climate researcher at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and a lead author for the IPCC report to the recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report titled Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis.
Biden Disappoints, Must Do More, Not Less
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 28 (IPS) - US President Biden’s earlier support for a vaccine patent waiver raised hopes for his summit last week. However, it proved disappointing, not only for efforts to end the pandemic, but also for US leadership in these challenging times.
Boosting production, crucial for least developed countries, post pandemic
- UN News
The world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are unable to boost economic production, and the international community fails to provide more support, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned.
‘Time to rethink, transform, and safely restart tourism’, says UN chief
- UN News
Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the historically marginalized, and “those at risk of being left behind, to benefit from development”, declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday, marking World Tourism Day.
Data Drought in the Global South
- Inter Press Service
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada, Sep 27 (IPS) - In 2020, every human on Earth created an average of at least 1.7 megabytes of data per second, collectively amassing 2.5 quintilliondata bytes. Some 90% of the world’s total data was created in the last two years alone.
Rural Water Boards Play Vital Role for Salvadoran Farmers
- Inter Press Service
LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador, Sep 27 2021 (IPS) - After climbing a steep hill along winding paths, you reach a huge water tank at the top that supplies peasant farmer families who had no water and instead set up their own community project on this coastal strip in central El Salvador.
Replacing Monopolies with Impact Rewards
- Inter Press Service
Sep 24 (IPS) - Impact Funds would make the business of innovation more cost-effective and enable a triple win for the potential beneficiaries of innovations.
‘Building Back Better’: Jordan’s Road to Green Economic Recovery
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Sep 24 (IPS) - For the first time in decades, Jordan’s economy contracted in 2020. COVID-19 took a heavy toll on the economy, and it was concerning for the country, particularly because Jordan had managed to grow at an average rate of 2%, despite regional and international shocks to its economy amounting to 44% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the past decade.
Scientific Panel’s Scoping Report Instructive for Global Food Systems Transformation
- Inter Press Service
DOMINICA, Sep 24 (IPS) - On September 10th, on a sweltering summer afternoon, three fishers drove a van around the residential community of Castle Comfort in Dominica, blowing forcefully into their conch shells – the traditional call that there is fresh fish for sale in the area.
With the World Banks Doing Business Out of Business, What Should Come Next?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Sep 24 (IPS) - Last week the World Bank announced it was “discontinuing” its “Doing Business” report, which ranks countries on the ease of opening and operating a company.
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