News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 81
When Helping Hands Make a Disaster Worse
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 07 (IPS) - Relief work done by emergency responders during natural disasters may inadvertently exacerbate problems caused by climate change and lead to further disasters, recent reports suggest.
Floods Wash Away India’s MDG Progress
- Inter Press Service
MORIGAON, India, Oct 07 (IPS) - The northeastern Indian state of Assam is no stranger to devastating floods. Located just south of the eastern Himalayas, the lush, 30,000-square-km region comprises the Brahmaputra and Barak river valleys, and is accustomed to annual bouts of rain that swell the mighty rivers and spill over into villages and towns, inundating agricultural lands and washing homes, possessions and livestock away.
Harper Playing Defence in Canada's Pipeline Politics
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Oct 06 (IPS) - Canada's tar sands oil boom may be in jeopardy and it appears the ruling Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper does not have any plan B in its ambition to remake this resource-rich country into "an energy superpower."
Antigua Faces Climate Risks with Ambitious Renewables Target
- Inter Press Service
HODGES BAY, Antigua, Oct 06 (IPS) - Ruth Spencer is a pioneer in the field of solar energy. She promotes renewable technologies to communities throughout her homeland of Antigua and Barbuda, playing a small but important part in helping the country achieve its goal of a 20-percent reduction in the use of fossil fuels by 2020.
Latin America on a Dangerous Precipice
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Oct 02 (IPS) - "We could be the last Latin American and Caribbean generation living together with hunger."
Puerto Rico's Green Crusaders Still Going Strong
- Inter Press Service
SAN JUAN, Oct 01 (IPS) - The heart of Puerto Rico's central mountain range is the site of an extraordinary story of struggle and triumph.
OPINION: A Roadmap to Living – and Thriving - in Harmony with Nature
- Inter Press Service
PYEONGCHANG, Sep 30 (IPS) - In Nagoya, Japan, in 2010, the international community made a commitment to future generations by adopting the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
Outgunned by Rich Polluters, Africa to Bring United Front to Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Sep 29 (IPS) - As climate change interest groups raise their voices across Africa to call for action at the COP20 climate meeting in December and the crucial COP21 in Paris in 2015, many worry that the continent may never have fair representation at the talks.
Blistering Drought Leaves the Poorest High and Dry
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Sep 29 (IPS) - The last time there was mud on his village roads was about a year ago, says Murugesu Mohanabavan, a farmer from the village of Karachchi, situated about 300 km north of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo.
Championing Ocean Conservation Or Paying Lip Service to the Seas?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 27 (IPS) - President Barack Obama this week extended the no-fishing areas around three remote pacific islands, eliciting praise from some, and disappointment from those who fear the move did not go far enough towards helping depleted species of fish recover.
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