News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 64
Clean Water Another Victim of Syria’s War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 24 (IPS) - Caught in the grips of a summer heat-wave, in a season that is seeing record-high temperatures worldwide, residents of the war-torn city of Aleppo in northern Syria are facing off against yet another enemy: thirst.
Opinion: Addis Outcome Will Impact Heavily on Post-2015 Agenda - Part 2
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jul 23 (IPS) - The United Nations is the only universal forum that connects systemic issues to the global partnership for development. The latter recognises North-South cooperation based on historical responsibility and varying levels of development and capacity among member states of the U.N.
Africa Advised to Take DIY Approach to Climate Resilience
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jul 23 (IPS) - African countries would do well to take their own lead in finding ways to better adapt to and mitigate the changes that climate may impose on future generations instead of relying only on foreign aid.
Calls Mount for "Bold" Climate Deal in Paris
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 21 (IPS) - A diverse coalition of 24 leading British scientific institutions has issued a communique urging strong and immediate government action at the U.N. climate change conference set for Paris in December.
Caribbean Seeks Funding for Renewable Energy Mix
- Inter Press Service
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Jul 21 (IPS) - A leading geothermal expert warns that the small island states in the Caribbean face "a ticking time bomb" due to the effects of global warming and suggests a shift away from fossil fuels to renewable energy is the only way to defuse it.
Papua New Guinea’s Unemployed Youth Say the Future They Want Begins With Them
- Inter Press Service
MADANG, Papua New Guinea, Jul 20 (IPS) - Zibie Wari, a former teacher and founder of the Tropical Gems grassroots youth group in the town of Madang on the north coast of Papua New Guinea, has seen the hopes of many young people for a decent future quashed by the impacts of corruption and unfulfilled promises of development.
Opinion: Strengthen Tax Cooperation to End Hunger and Poverty Quickly
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 20 (IPS) - By the end of this year, the 15-year time frame for the Millennium Development Goals will end, with good progress on several indicators, but limited achievements on others.
2014 Another Record-Shattering Year for Climate
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 17 (IPS) - A new report by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Weather and Climate has found that 2014 was the warmest year ever recorded, with Eastern North America the only major region in the world to experience below-average annual temperatures.
Indigenous People in Brazil’s Amazon – Crushed by the Belo Monte Dam?
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Jul 16 (IPS) - Ethnocide, the new accusation leveled against the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, brings to light deeper underlying aspects of the conflicts and controversies unleashed by megaprojects in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.
Opinion: What Will It Take to Bring a Second Green Revolution to India?
- Inter Press Service
LUDHIANA, India, Jul 15 (IPS) - Long-term agricultural growth in India is slowing down. The lands that saw remarkable increases in productivity in the 1970s and 80s, thanks to the technology rolled out as part of the first "Green Revolution", are not yielding the same results today.
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