News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 51
Private Interests Valued over Human Lives in Flint, Michigan
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (IPS) - When the water in Flint, Michigan was found to be eroding the engines of cars at a General Motors' (GM) factory, government officials agreed to change the factory's water source, yet the same water source continued to poison the residents of Flint for another year.
Hit by Extreme Weather, South Asia Balances Growth and Food Security
- Inter Press Service
POLONNARUWA, Sri Lanka, Oct 13 (IPS) - Sri Lanka is literally baking these days.
The Beating Pulse of Food Security in Africa
- Inter Press Service
MASVINGO, Zimbabwe, Oct 12 (IPS) - Elizabeth Mpofu is a fighter. She is one of a select group of farmers who equate food security with the war against hunger and shun poor agricultural practices which destroy the environment and impoverish farmers, especially women.
Amid South Africa's Drought, Proposed Mine Raises Fears of Wetlands Impact
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 04 (IPS) - The dam supplying Johannesburg's water sits less than 30 percent full. Water restrictions have been in place since November and taxes on high water use since August. Food prices across South Africa have risen about 10 percent from last year, in large part due to water shortages.
Canals Save Cambodian Farmers in Times of Drought
- Inter Press Service
KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE, Sep 26 (IPS) - In Kampong Speu province, when the wet weather doesn't come, as in other parts of Cambodia, it can affect whether food goes on the dinner table.
At the Nexus of Water and Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sep 03 (IPS) - With the clock counting down towards the November climate summit in Marrakech, Morocco, where parties to the climate treaty agreed in Paris will negotiate implementation, it's clear that managing water resources will be a key aspect of any effective deal.
Ships Bring Your Coffee, Snack and TV Set, But Also Pests and Diseases
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 23 (IPS) - "Every evening, millions of people all over the world will settle into their armchairs to watch some TV after a hard day at work. Many will have a snack or something to drink…
Dhaka Could Be Underwater in a Decade
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Aug 16 (IPS) - Like many other fast-growing megacities, the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka faces severe water and sanitation problems, chiefly the annual flooding during monsoon season due to unplanned urbanisation, destruction of wetlands and poor city governance.
Arable Land Lost at Unprecedented Rate: 33,000 Hectares… a Day!
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 16 (IPS) - Humankind is a witness every single day to a new, unprecedented challenge. One of them is the very fact that the world's arable lands are being lost at 30 to 35 times the historical rate. Each year, 12 million hectares are lost. That means 33,000 hectares a day!
Ethiopian Food Aid Jammed Up in Djibouti Port
- Inter Press Service
DJIBOUTI CITY, Aug 15 (IPS) - Bags of wheat speed down multiple conveyor belts to be heaved onto trucks lined up during the middle of a blisteringly hot afternoon beside the busy docks of Djibouti Port.
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