The Mbeubeus dumpsite in Dakar, Senegal, where Practical Action, an international organisation is helping the communities phase out open burning of waste. Credit: Practical Action. by Robert Kibet (nairobi) Monday, October 02, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Oct 02 (IPS) – With the African continent recycling less than 11 percent of…
Opinion by Olivier Ndoole Bahemuke (goma, democratic republic of congo) Monday, October 02, 2023 Inter Press Service GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 02 (IPS) – The world is moving away from fossil fuels towards so-called “green” energies as a solution to the climate crisis, which has increased the demand for…
Mohammad Subhan Dar decided to abandon farming forever as changes in climate affected his traditional crops, but a project introducing lavender farming saved his farm. Credit: Umer Asif/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (bijbehara, india) Friday, September 29, 2023 Inter Press Service BIJBEHARA, INDIA, Sep 29 (IPS) – Creating resilience is crucial…
Credit: United Nations Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Friday, September 29, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Sep 29 (IPS) – The links between Agenda 2030 and SDGs, including climate action and biodiversity preservation are clear and straightforward. Yet, leveraging them, and bringing them to together in a unified framework,…
During UN-organized beach and buffer zone clean-ups, though, youth from both the north and south of Cyprus work side-by-side with peacekeepers. Credit: UNFICYP by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) – Along the 180-kilometer-long buffer zone separating the north and…
Wildfires under dry conditions have been cited as contributing to the El Nino phenomenon. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Sep 27 (IPS) – Zimbabwe is riding a wave of food security assurances after what officials said was last year’s…
Credit: Asian Development Bank Opinion by Omar Sidique – Diani Sadiawati – Diandra Pratami (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 27 (IPS) – Many nations are engaged in ambitious urban planning endeavors and the creation of new capital cities. Nusantara, Indonesia, is the latest in…
The state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) oil company is completing its seventh refinery on a 600-hectare site at Dos Bocas in the municipality of Paraíso, in the southeastern state of Tabasco. The plant will process some 290,000 barrels of fuels per day when it reaches full capacity. CREDIT: Erik Contreras-Gerardo Morales…
Kagbeni village in September 2022. This year’s flood swept away houses and infrastructure and destroyed livestock and crops. Photo: Tanka Dhakal/IPS by Tanka Dhakal (kathmandu) Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Sep 26 (IPS) – After heavy rains caused a flash flooding in the high mountains in the trans-Himalayan…
SDG logos are projected in the UN General Assembly Hall. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías Opinion by Oli Henman (new york) Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 26 (IPS) – The world is now half way to 2030 but the ambitious goals agreed in 2015 including the Paris…
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