News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 94
World Headed for a High-Speed Carbon Crash
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 07 (IPS) - If global carbon emissions continue to rise at their current rate, humanity will eventually be left with no other option than a costly, world war-like mobilisation, scientists warned this week.
The Sickest Places in the World
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 05 (IPS) - Parts of Indonesia, Argentina and Nigeria are among the top 10 most polluted places on the planet, according to a new report by U.S. and European environmental groups.
Jordan's Farmers Struggle to Weather Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
AMMAN, Jordan, Nov 05 (IPS) - Abu Waleed isn't quite sure where to begin his litany of grievances. Bugs that chomp their way through the mint he grows, or the dry well that forces him to pump water from a half kilometre away? Or perhaps the 160 dinars he spent on spinach seeds only to see scant growth after planting.
In Haiti, Cholera Claims New Victims Daily
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 31 (IPS) - Some 2,400 kilometres from New York City, where victims of Haiti's cholera epidemic are suing the United Nations in a U.S. federal court, the disease continues to burn through the populace with no end in sight.
Waiting for the Next Superstorm
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (IPS) - One year ago, Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Northeast United States, causing an estimated 68 billion dollars in damage and paralysing the world's financial nerve centre.
Caribbean Looks to the Sky for Water Security
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 27 (IPS) - A centuries-old system for ensuring water security is making a comeback in the Caribbean.
Bangladesh Ailing After Aila
- Inter Press Service
KHULNA, Bangladesh, Oct 25 (IPS) - It has been four years since Cyclone Aila struck Bangladesh, triggering floods and widespread destruction. But the villagers of Koira subdistrict, among the worst affected of the 11 districts hit by the cyclone, are yet to recover from its impact.
Power Struggle Rises Over Tanzania’s Pangani River
- Inter Press Service
PANGANI, Tanzania, Oct 24 (IPS) - As farmers and herders fight over dwindling water levels in the Pangani River Basin in northeastern Tanzania, a new dispute is emerging between farmers and the state-run power utility firm over this precious resource.
Mongolia’s Wild Asses Cornered From All Sides
- Inter Press Service
SOUTHERN GOBI REGION, Mongolia, Oct 24 (IPS) - Decades of international and local collaboration have brought the Tahki or Asian Wild Horse back from the brink of extinction and reintroduced herds to Mongolia's Gobi desert and grasslands. However, the country's other wild equine - the Mongolian Wild Ass or Khulan - is fast disappearing.
Cuba’s Mangroves Dying of Thirst
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 22 (IPS) - In the 1960s, the Cuban government declared that storage of fresh water for times of drought or hurricanes was a matter of national security, and it began to dam up the country's rivers. But that policy has claimed an unforeseen victim: mangroves, which normally buffer the shoreline from the erosive impact of storms and waves.
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