News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 59
Drought Boosts Science in Dominican Republic
- Inter Press Service
SANTO DOMINGO, Jan 11 (IPS) - The recent lengthy drought in the Dominican Republic, which began to ease in late 2015, caused serious losses in agriculture and prompted national water rationing measures and educational campaigns.
Floods Pose Challenge to South American Integration
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 04 (IPS) - The flooding that has affected four South American countries has underscored the need for an integrated approach to addressing the causes and effects of climate change.
Water Shortages Have a Heavy Impact on Women in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Dec 02 (IPS) - Denia Arrascaeta suffers water shortages on a near daily basis in the neighbourhood in the Cuban capital where she lives. "Sometimes I don't even have water to drink," she told IPS.
Drought Threatens Water-Truck Lifeline in Parched Northeast Brazil
- Inter Press Service
São José Dos Campos, Brazil, Nov 26 (IPS) - For the rural community of Pacheco in northeastern Brazil, the local school has never been so important. It is now the only place in the drought-stricken area that has water on tap.
Climate Refugees and a Collapsing City
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, Nov 25 (IPS) - With multiplying impacts of climate change - increasing floods, cyclones, and drought - thousands of climate refugees are migrating to Dhaka. And the city, well beyond its carrying capacity, is bursting at the seams.
Sinking into Paradise: Climate Change Worsening Coastal Erosion in Trinidad
- Inter Press Service
Against the Odds, Caribbean Doubles Down for 1.5 Degree Deal in Paris
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 23 (IPS) - Negotiators from the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are intent on striking a deal to keep the global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees of pre-industrial levels, but many fear that a 10-year-old agreement to buy cheap petroleum from Venezuela puts their discussions in jeopardy.
Jamaica’s Aging Water Systems Falter Under Intense Heat and Drought
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 18 (IPS) - This past summer Jamaicans sweltered through their third consecutive year of reduced rainfall resulting in wild fires, a crop-killing drought and daily water cuts.
Drinking Water Shortages Plague Pakistan Region
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 15 (IPS) - "We have to purchase water from the municipalities for our daily use. The water column has gone too deep and it is hard to pump out the commodity," said Muhammad Shakir, a resident of Hayatabad, an upscale town in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Climate Change Threatens Flavours of Argentine Wine
- Inter Press Service
MENDOZA, Argentina, Nov 05 (IPS) - Purple garlic that is losing its color? More translucent wine? Climate change will also affect the flavours of our food in the absence of measures to mitigate the impacts of global warming, which are already being felt in crops that are basic to local economies, such as in the Argentine province of Mendoza.
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