News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 60
Nicaragua’s Interoceanic Canal, a Nightmare for Environmentalists
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Nov 03 (IPS) - The international scientific community's fears about the damage that will be caused by Nicaragua's future interoceanic canal have been reinforced by the environmental impact assessment, which warns of serious environmental threats posed by the megaproject.
Opinion: Integrating Water, Sanitation and Health are Key to the Promise of the UN Global Goals
- Inter Press Service
AMMAN, Oct 30 (IPS) - The 193 member states of the United Nations have adopted an ambitious 15-year sustainable development agenda, the 2030 Global Goals.
Bangladesh Facing Tough Climate Choices
- Inter Press Service
BOYARSHIN, Bangladesh, Oct 26 (IPS) - Twice a week, 20-year-old Kulsum Begam, a young mother of two, spends over three hours gossiping with the neighbours.
Terrace Farming - an Ancient Indigenous Model for Food Security
- Inter Press Service
CASPANA, Chile, Oct 21 (IPS) - Terrace farming as practiced from time immemorial by native peoples in the Andes mountains contributes to food security as a strategy of adaptation in an environment where the geography and other conditions make the production of nutritional foods a complex undertaking.
Argentine Wine, to Toast for a More Sustainable Planet
- Inter Press Service
LUJÃN DE CUYO, Argentina, Oct 20 (IPS) - The region of Cuyo in west-central Argentina is famous for its vineyards. But it is one of the areas in the country hit hardest by the effects of climate change, such as desertification and the melting of mountain top snow. And local winegrowers have come up with their own way to fight global warming.
Opinion: "Sanitation, Water & Hygiene For All" Cannot Wait for 2030
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 09 (IPS) - The new Sustainable Development Goals, agreed upon recently by the member states of the United Nations, are all interconnected, as has been reiterated time and again. However, it is in the new Goal 6 – "Ensure access to water and sanitation for all"—for which this interconnectedness is most apparent.
Healthy Oceans Key to Fighting Hunger
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 08 (IPS) - Seafood offers a large amount of animal protein in diets around the world, and the livelihoods of 12 percent of the global population depend directly or indirectly on fisheries and aquaculture.
Honduran Fishing Village Says Adios to Candles and Dirty Energy
- Inter Press Service
PLAN GRANDE, Honduras, Oct 01 (IPS) - A small fishing village on the Caribbean coast of Honduras has become an example to be followed in renewable energies, after replacing candles and dirty costly energy based on fossil fuels with hydropower from a mini-dam, while reforesting the river basin.
How to Fix Environmental Woes in Buenos Aires Shantytown
- Inter Press Service
AVELLANEDA, Argentina, Sep 18 (IPS) - Children have been poisoned by lead in Villa Inflamable, a shantytown on the south side of the capital of Argentina. Resettling their families involves a socioenvironmental process as complex as the sanitation works in one of the most polluted river basins in the world.
Mental Health Another Casualty of Changing Climate
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Sep 08 (IPS) - Jun* is in chains, tied to a post in the small house that resembles a fragile nipa hut. His brother did this to prevent him from hurting their neighbours or other strangers he meets when he's in a ballistic mood. Jun has been like this for three years now, but since Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines two years ago, his symptoms have worsened.
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