Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 266
Opinion: From Despair to Hope: Fulfilling a Promise to Mothers and Children in Mandera County
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 09 (IPS) - Mandera in northeastern Kenya, has often been described as "the worst place on earth to give birth." Mandera's maternal mortality ratio stands at 3,795 deaths per 100,000 live births, almost double that of wartime Sierra Leone at 2,000 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Open Data - Still Closed to Latin American Communities
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Nov 04 (IPS) - Open data policies in Latin America have not yet enabled communities to exercise their right to access to information, consultation and participation with regard to mining or infrastructure projects that affect their surroundings and way of life.
Zimbabwe's Mega Dam Project Could Flounder in the Face of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Nov 03 (IPS) - Zimbabwe's planned Batoka Gorge power project on the Zambezi River is expected to generate 2,400 megawatts (MW) of electricity, upward from an initial 1,600 MW, but the worsening power cuts that are being blamed on low water levels have renewed concerns about the effects of climate change on mega dams.
Nicaragua’s Interoceanic Canal, a Nightmare for Environmentalists
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Nov 03 (IPS) - The international scientific community's fears about the damage that will be caused by Nicaragua's future interoceanic canal have been reinforced by the environmental impact assessment, which warns of serious environmental threats posed by the megaproject.
IITA’s Solution Puts Smallholders’ Food, Nutrition and Income in a Bag
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov 02 (IPS) - Sometimes the best solutions can appear to be so simple that it's hard to imagine why they weren't invented centuries ago.
How Climate Change Threatens Zambia’s Already Fragile Nutrition Record
- Inter Press Service
PEMBA, Southern Zambia, Oct 31 (IPS) - It is slightly after 10 o'clock in the morning and 48-year-old Felix Muchimba of Siamuleya village in Pemba district has just finished having breakfast – a traditional drink called Chibwantu, made of maize meal and grit.
Brazil’s Megaprojects, a Short-lived Dream
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 29 (IPS) - Working as a musician in a military band is the dream of 21-year-old Jackson Coutinho, since hopes that a petrochemical complex would drive the industrialisation of this Brazilian city near Rio de Janeiro have gone up in smoke.
Southeast Asia: How to Make Good Business Out of Doing Good
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (IPS) - When his father drove back to pay the 47 Malaysian cents they owed to the food stall they had just left, then nine-year-old Anis Yusal Yusoff, today president and chief executive officer of the Malaysian Institute of Integrity, learned the meaning of standing firm by one's values.
Opinion: When Schools Become Barracks, Children Suffer
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 28 (IPS) - Surprise turned to confusion, then to horror, when the children at Kiata primary school realized that the soldiers they had spotted at the bottom of the hill were heading for their school and its occupants.
Cuba's Extra-Heavy Crude Awaits Technology and Investment
- Inter Press Service
CÃRDENAS, Cuba, Oct 27 (IPS) - Cuba's oil industry only exploits five percent of the petroleum found in onshore and offshore deposits due to a lack of foreign capital and technology to develop oilfields like Varadero 1000, the country's biggest oil operation until now.
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