The Energy Dilemmas of Roraima, a Unique Part of Brazils Amazon Region — Global Issues

The Energy Dilemmas of Roraima, a Unique Part of Brazils Amazon Region — Global Issues

A riverside park in Boa Vista, which would probably disappear with the construction of the Bem Querer hydroelectric plant, 120 kilometers downstream on the Branco River. The projection is that the reservoir would flood part of the capital of the state of Roraima, in the extreme north of Brazil. CREDIT:…

Promoting Innovation & New Technologies — Global Issues

Promoting Innovation & New Technologies — Global Issues

Opinion by A.H. Monjurul Kabir (new york) Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Dec 20 (IPS) – Promoting innovation and technology to promote inclusive development means using new technologies to enhance equal access to services, eliminate discrimination, increase transparency, and create a stable and just future for all…

Biodiversity Agreement Historic But Difficult to Implement — Global Issues

Biodiversity Agreement Historic But Difficult to Implement — Global Issues

Government delegations celebrate the close of the historic negotiation at COP15 of the New Global Framework on Biodiversity in the early hours of the morning on Monday Dec. 19, at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal, Canada. CREDIT: Mike Muzurakis/IISD by Emilio Godoy (montreal) Monday, December 19, 2022 Inter Press Service…

New Political Agreement Finally Tackles Venezuela’s Social Crisis — Global Issues

New Political Agreement Finally Tackles Venezuela’s Social Crisis — Global Issues

The World Food Program has been active in Venezuela since last year, delivering bags of food to families of schoolchildren in some poor areas, such as remote areas accessed by river in the Arismedi municipality, in the southwestern plains state of Barinas. CREDIT: Gabriel Gómez/WFP by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Thursday, December…

Unsustainable Infrastructure Threatens Biodiversity — Global Issues

Unsustainable Infrastructure Threatens Biodiversity — Global Issues

Francis Ogwal (L) of Uganda and Basile van Havre (C) of Canada, co-chairs of the group responsible for drafting the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, explain the status of negotiations at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal on Dec. 14, 2022. Discussions are entering the final stretch to approve the new…

The Poor, Squeezed by 10 Trillion Dollars in External Debts — Global Issues

The Poor, Squeezed by 10 Trillion Dollars in External Debts — Global Issues

About 60% of the poorest countries are already at high risk of debt distress or already in distress. Credit: Pixabay. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Dec 14 (IPS) – The external debt of the world’s low and middle-income countries at the end of 2021…

Solar Energy Benefits Children and Indigenous People in Northern Brazil — Global Issues

Solar Energy Benefits Children and Indigenous People in Northern Brazil — Global Issues

Aerial view of the Municipal Theater of Boa Vista and its parking lot covered by solar panels, near the center of a city of wide avenues, empty spaces, abundant solar energy and high quality of life compared to other cities in Brazil’s Amazon region. In the background is seen the…

Needed Global Financial Reforms Foregone yet Again — Global Issues

Needed Global Financial Reforms Foregone yet Again — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 13 (IPS) – Calls for more government regulation and intervention are common during crises. But once the crises subside, pressures to reform quickly evaporate and the government is told to withdraw. New…

Africas Processing Industry Holds Promise for Broader Economic Growth — Global Issues

Africas Processing Industry Holds Promise for Broader Economic Growth — Global Issues

Abou Fumarou Mahamadou poses amid millet stalks dried in the sun. She belongs to a co-op of 32 women farmers in the commune of Tibiri in southwest Niger. Credit: Stephan Gladieu / World Bank Opinion by Chakib Jenane (washington dc) Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Nov 30…