Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds With Pakistan in the Eye of Fiercest Climate Change Storm — Global Issues

Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds With Pakistan in the Eye of Fiercest Climate Change Storm — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Escaping the flood waters is a family with their livestock. The family was caught in devastating flows in the Taluka Jhudo, District Mirpurkhas. Credit: Research and Development Foundation (RDF) by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Aug 30 (IPS) – The heavy and incessant monsoon downpours…

Argentina Seeks Elusive Investments to Fully Exploit Shale Gas — Global Issues

Argentina Seeks Elusive Investments to Fully Exploit Shale Gas — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

A view of two towers in Vaca Muerta, the field whose discovery gave Argentina huge potential in shale gas and oil. Since 2011, governments have dreamed of fully exploiting it, but have been unable to do so, so the country spends billions of dollars annually on imports of gas. CREDIT:…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Through its National Disaster Management Authority, the Pakistani Government – which has declared a national emergency – is leading the response in coordinating assessments and directing humanitarian relief to affected people. 🆘#PakistanFloods: Homes, herds, and crops washed away. Flash floods are creating a humanitarian crisis, impacting a record 33 million…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

Unprecedented flooding affects more than 340,000 people — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Swollen rivers have destroyed nearly 2,700 hectares of crops and farming land as well as hundreds of homes, while record rains over the past month threaten food security and livelihoods.  Collecting data The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is supporting national and humanitarian efforts to address the emergency and provide…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

Greater Horn of Africa drought forecast to continue for fifth year — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The forecast for October to December, issued at the Greater Horn of Africa Seasonal Climate Outlook Forum, shows high chances of drier than average conditions across most parts of the region, which will further worsen the crisis for millions of people.  “It pains me to be the bearer of bad news,”…

Theres no Stopping Renewable Power in Chile, but Community Energy Is Not Taking Off — Global Issues

Theres no Stopping Renewable Power in Chile, but Community Energy Is Not Taking Off — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The Nueva Zelandia school is leading a pioneering experience of community electricity generation with solar panels that will reduce the cost of consumption for the school and 20 local families taking part in the project in the poor municipality of Independencia to the north of Santiago. To this initiative, the…

UN spotlights ‘invisible’ value of groundwater during World Water Week — Global Issues

UN spotlights ‘invisible’ value of groundwater during World Water Week — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“It is our duty to ensure groundwater has its rightful place in all of our action plans,” said Gilbert Houngbo, Chair of UN-Water, in his video message to an online session, titled “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible.” 99 per cent According to the United Nations World Water Development Report 2022, groundwater accounts…

"The Worse, The Better" Doctrine and the Melting Ice — Global Issues

"The Worse, The Better" Doctrine and the Melting Ice — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

As of 2019, the total value of the annual world shipping trade had reached more than 14 trillion US Dollars. Credit: Bigstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, August 25, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Aug 25 (IPS) – ‘There is a prevailing doctrine among the right and far-right political parties who…