News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 92
Waiting for the Rains, Zambia Grapples With Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
LUSAKA, Dic 29 (IPS) - It is seven in the morning and Georgina Musende, 56, of Kamanga Township, which just lies east of the Zambian capital Lusaka, is already sweating as she digs into the dry earth. Every time the hoe hits the ground, the dust engulfs her.
Every Eucalyptus Felled Equals Gallons of Water
- Inter Press Service
NSO, Cameroon, Dic 28 (IPS) - Sabina Shey Nkabiy, a farmer in Cameroon's North West Region, moves around these days with a million-dollar smile on her face. The mother of six, who used to trek 10 kilometres a day to farm, now harvests food in her backyard.
Coal Trains Run into Stiff Resistance in U.S.
- Inter Press Service
SPOKANE, Washington, Dic 27 (IPS) - Citizens and activists in the U.S. Pacific Northwest are fighting three different proposed coal terminals, including one in Oregon and two in Washington.
Mystery Oil Spill Turns Miles of Trinidad’s Beaches Black
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Dic 23 (IPS) - Whether it is a case of sabotage or simply poor management practices by the state-owned PETROTRIN, as the union claims, a mysterious oil spill in south Trinidad is wreaking havoc on homes and wildlife in the area.
Caring for Water Is a Must for Brazil’s Energy Industry
- Inter Press Service
FOZ DE IGUAÇU, Brazil, Dic 20 (IPS) - As they build huge hydropower dams, the Brazilian government and companies have run into resistance from environmentalists, indigenous groups and social movements. But the binational Itaipú plant is an exception, where cooperation is the name of the game.
And Now This Filthy Flood
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Dic 20 (IPS) - Wearing tattered shoes and hopping between dirty puddles, 14-year-old Sabeh manages to find his way to the market at the Al Shati refugee camp, one of Gaza's most heavily populated and poor areas.
An Argentine Town that ‘Celebrates’ Garbage
- Inter Press Service
BOUWER, Argentina, Dic 16 (IPS) - Towns traditionally celebrate their most characteristic aspect. So the town of Bouwer in central Argentina decided to "celebrate" garbage.
Mundurukú Indians in Brazil Protest Tapajós Dams
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dic 12 (IPS) - It took them three days to make the 2,000-km journey by bus from their Amazon jungle villages.
In Home Gardens, Income and Food for Urban Poor
- Inter Press Service
AMMAN, Dic 12 (IPS) - Flowers burst out of old tires and rows of pepper plants fill recycled plastic tubs as herbs pop out of old pipes. As utilitarian as it is cheery, this rooftop array is one of several urban agriculture projects that are significantly improving livelihoods for the urban poor in this sprawling city.
Deforestation Spawns Creeping Desert in Central Argentina
- Inter Press Service
RÍO CEBALLOS, Argentina, Dic 06 (IPS) - This small town in the semi-arid central Argentine province of Córdoba now has a 24-hour hotline for people to report their neighbours for sprinkling their lawns or using water to clean off the sidewalks.
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