News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 65
Opinion: Pope Francis’ Timely Call to Action on Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BOSTON, Jun 22 (IPS) - Pope Francis just issued Laudato Si, the first ever encyclical about ecology, which promises to be a highly influential document for years to come. The encyclical, which is the most authoritative teaching document a Pope can issue, delivered a strong message addressing the moral dimension of the severe ecological crisis we have caused with our "throwaway culture" and general disregard for our common home, the Earth.
Opinion: The Oceans Need the Spotlight Now
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Jun 22 (IPS) - The international community must focus its energies immediately on addressing the grave challenges confronting the oceans. With implications for global order and peace, the oceans are also becoming another arena for national rivalry.
U.N. Takes First Step Towards Treaty to Curb Lawlessness in High Seas
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 19 (IPS) - The 193-member General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday aimed at drafting a legally binding international treaty for the conservation of marine biodiversity and to govern the mostly lawless high seas beyond national jurisdiction.
Farmers Find their Voice Through Radio in the Badlands of India
- Inter Press Service
TIKAMGARH, India, Jun 19 (IPS) - Eighty-year-old Chenabai Kushwaha sits on a charpoy under a neem tree in the village of Chitawar, located in the Tikamgarh district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, staring intently at a dictaphone.
Pope Could Upstage World Leaders at U.N. Summit in September
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (IPS) - Judging by his recent public pronouncements - including on reproductive health, biodiversity, the creation of a Palestinian state, the political legitimacy of Cuba and now climate change – Pope Francis may upstage more than 150 world leaders when he addresses the United Nations, come September.
New Approaches to Managing Disaster Focus on Resilience
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (IPS) - Natural disasters have become a fact of life for millions around the world, and the future forecast is only getting worse.
Cities Will Be Decisive in Fight for Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - With cities increasingly in the spotlight on the international stage, urban planning and development has become a critical issue in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Opinion: What the Philippines Can Learn from Morocco, Peru and Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Jun 16 (IPS) - (Last week, Australian Climate Activist offered an apology to the Philippines for his country's lack of action. Today, he partners up with climate tracker from the Philippines Jed Alegado to talk about what the Philippines can do to show its leadership in tackling climate change.)
Climate Justice: Trial by Public Opinion for World’s Polluters
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is tasked with the protection of the global environment, has asserted that climate change affects people everywhere - with no exceptions.
Adaptation Funding a Key Issue for Caribbean at Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 15 (IPS) - With less than six months to go before the next full United Nations Conference of the Parties also known as COP 21 – widely regarded as a make-or-break moment for an agreement on global action on climate change – Caribbean nations are still hammering out the best approach to the talks.
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