Poor Families Clash over Water with Real Estate Consortium in El Salvador — Global Issues

Poor Families Clash over Water with Real Estate Consortium in El Salvador — Global Issues

Alex Leiva, holding his baby girl, uses the water he managed to collect in barrels at 4:00 a.m., the only time the service is provided in Lotificación Praderas, in the canton of Cabañas, on the outskirts of the municipality of Apopa, north of the Salvadoran capital. The families of this…

Over Two Decades of Impunity for Environmental and Health Disaster in Peruvian Village — Global Issues

Over Two Decades of Impunity for Environmental and Health Disaster in Peruvian Village — Global Issues

Juana Martínez takes part in an October 2021 protest in Lima organized by the platform of people affected by heavy metals in front of Congress, holding a sign that reads: “Cajamarca. Mercury Never Again”. She was 29 years old when the mercury spill occurred in her town, Choropampa, in Peru’s…

Where are we and What are we Bound for? — Global Issues

Where are we and What are we Bound for? — Global Issues

Opinion by Kwan Soo-Chen, David McCoy (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Thursday, June 02, 2022 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 02 (IPS) – It is increasingly clear that human health and wellbeing are being threatened everywhere because of global warming and environmental damage. Extreme weather events, sea level rise, increasing scarcity…

Just & Equitable Energy Transition — Global Issues

Just & Equitable Energy Transition — Global Issues

Opinion by Emily Karanja (nairobi, kenya) Thursday, June 02, 2022 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 02 (IPS) – The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5   The writer is Program Associate, Sustainable Energy Futures Program, Society for International Development (SID)A global transition…

If Women Dont Lead, Well Lose the Battle Against Climate Crisis — Global Issues

If Women Dont Lead, Well Lose the Battle Against Climate Crisis — Global Issues

The Iraqi capital of Baghdad covered in a layer of dust during the third dust storm in two months, 24th May 2022. Credit: Zaid Albayati/Oxfam 2022 Opinion by Sally Abi Khalil (beirut, lebanon) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service The following article is part of a series to commemorate World…

Restore Land to Tackle Multiple Crises — Global Issues

Restore Land to Tackle Multiple Crises — Global Issues

Opinion by Ibrahim Thiaw (bonn, germany) Wednesday, June 01, 2022 Inter Press Service BONN, Germany, Jun 01 (IPS) – The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5   The writer is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)Land…