News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 69
Are Sustainable Cities a Pipe Dream?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 17 (IPS) - Cities, once thought to be modern utopias that foster innovation, inclusivity, and commerce, actually ended up being hubs for environmental degradation. Although the concept of urban living is inextricable from humanity, there are proposed ways to make them less environmentally taxing.
How Access to US Market Changed Fortunes of two South African Sisters
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 (IPS) - What started as a pastime desire to sell crafts at local markets, deeply rooted in the South African culture, has since blossomed to become an international business entity for two local women.
The UK’s Chance for Change
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 15 (IPS) - The political tide has turned in the UK – and civil society will be hoping for an end to government hostility.
The 4 July general election ended 14 years of rule by the right-wing Conservative party. The centre-left Labour party has returned to power, winning 411 out of 650 parliamentary seats.
Women & Girls Find their Sexual & Reproductive Health on the Frontlines of a Battle they Didn't Start
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) - Droughts, cyclones, floods and extreme temperatures – these are the ‘new abnormal’ of a world in which weather-related events are becoming increasingly prolonged, intense and frequent.
Growing or shrinking? What the latest trends tell us about the world’s population
- UN News
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.
Adding Life to Years – Demographic Change in Asia and the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 11 (IPS) - World Population Day on 11 July provides an excellent opportunity to take stock and look ahead regarding population issues that are affecting all aspects of society in Asia and the Pacific.
Megaport in Brazil Makes No Contribution to Local Development
- Inter Press Service
SÃO JOÃO DA BARRA, Brazil, Jul 10 (IPS) - With barely 10 years in operation, the port of Açu is now the second in Brazil in cargo transport and seeks to become an industrial and energy transition hub. But so far it has contributed little to local development, causing environmental and social damage.
Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
- UN News
Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg of raw materials? Or that the energy required for data mining for bitcoins reached 121 terawatts last year – more than the amount consumed by most small countries?
While Global Population is Rising, East Asia is Shrinking
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jul 09 (IPS) - Across East Asia, birthrates are plummeting. Japan’s has been falling for eight straight years and recently hit a record low of 1.2 children per woman, the lowest since record keeping began in 1899.
A new Treaty for a Sustainable and Just Future?
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jul 08 (IPS) - A High-Level Political Forum – described as one of the most important events of the year for discussing the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—will take place at the United Nations through July 18.
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