News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 109
Guyana Seeks to Shield Gold Miners from Mercury Ban
- Inter Press Service
, Nov 26 (IPS) - As regional delegates meet to discuss a legally binding ban on the use of mercury this week, Guyanese officials are arguing that an exception should be made for the South American country's lucrative gold mining sector until an acceptable alternative is found.
Fixing the ‘Silent’ Sanitation Crisis
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Nov 18 (IPS) - Organisers of this year's World Toilet Day, which falls on Nov. 19, are using the slogan ‘I give a shit – do you?' to break the silence around the crucial issue of sanitation and remind the international community that 2.5 billion people around the world don't have access to clean and private toilets.
Thinking Outside the Stall on World Toilet Day
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 15 (IPS) - When the United Nations commemorates World Toilet Day next week, there will be a lingering question in the minds of activists: how best can water and sanitation be given high priority in the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the U.N.'s post-2015 economic agenda?
War’s End Threatens Water Supply in Northern Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Nov 10 (IPS) - War is seldom good for anything, especially protracted conflicts like the one in Sri Lanka, which dragged on for over three decades and claimed between 80,000 to 100,000 lives.
People's Tribunal Defends Native Villages from Dams
- Inter Press Service
TEMACAPULÍN, Mexico, Nov 09 (IPS) - "What do we stand to lose because of the dam? We will lose everything!" said Maria Abigail Agredani, a member of the committee for this indigenous community in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, reporting the damage that will be caused by the hydroelectric complex being built nearby.
Japan Struggling to Store Nuclear Water*
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Oct 25 (IPS) - Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is struggling to find space to store tens of thousands of tonnes of highly contaminated water used to cool the broken reactors, the manager of the water treatment team has said.
‘Urban Planning Must Factor in Biodiversity’
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 19 (IPS) - “With more than 60 percent of the world projected to be urban by 2030 why not prepare for it and build cities that include biodiversity preservation into planning?” asks Kobie Brand of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability in Cape Town, South Africa.
Women Hit Hard by Natural Disasters
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India, Oct 13 (IPS) - In the aftermath of a natural disaster, women are often the most vulnerable. Particularly in rural areas, women suffer disproportionately from inadequate shelter and poor sanitation facilities and are often tasked with rebuilding shattered homes.
Q&A: Disaster Resilience Starts with Grassroots Women
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (IPS) - Women and girls can be powerful agents of change, but they are disproportionately affected by disasters because of social roles, discrimination and poverty.
Small Farmers in West Africa Need Support - Despite Good Rains
- Inter Press Service
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 05 (IPS) - Despite an abundance of rain, promising good harvests for the current growing season, small-scale farmers and non-governmental organisations are calling for support to smallholders to be maintained with a view to eradicating food insecurity in Africa’s Sahel region.
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