Political Will and Investment Will Score the Goal for Zero Hunger — Global Issues

Political Will and Investment Will Score the Goal for Zero Hunger — Global Issues

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IFAD says investing in smallholder farmers is key to tackling food insecurity or severe food and nutritional insecurity. CREDIT: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Monday, August 14, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Aug 14 (IPS) – A world free from hunger is possible, but it demands political will, investment, and…

With Quality Education, Youth are Empowered with the Green Skills to Save Our Planet — Global Issues

With Quality Education, Youth are Empowered with the Green Skills to Save Our Planet — Global Issues

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Opinion by Yasmine Sherif (new york) Saturday, August 12, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Aug 12 (IPS) – International Youth Day Statement by ECW Executive Director Yasmine SherifTo save our people and our planet from the life-threatening risks of the climate crisis, we must invest in the education of today’s…

Revisiting the Water-Energy Nexus for a Changing Climate — Global Issues

Revisiting the Water-Energy Nexus for a Changing Climate — Global Issues

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View of the Itaipú hydroelectric plant shared by Brazil and Paraguay on the Paraná River. CREDIT: Mario Osava/IPS Opinion by Philippe Benoit, Anne Sophie Corbeau (washington dc) Thursday, August 03, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Aug 03 (IPS) – The Colorado river basin has recently been wracked by an extended…

Biodigesters Light Up Clean Energy Stoves in Rural El Salvador — Global Issues

Biodigesters Light Up Clean Energy Stoves in Rural El Salvador — Global Issues

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Marisol and Misael Menjívar pose next to the biodigester installed in March in the backyard of their home in El Corozal, a rural settlement located near Suchitoto in central El Salvador. With a biotoilet and stove, the couple produces biogas for cooking from feces, which saves them money. The biotoilet…

New Machine Learning-Based Model Boosting Africa’s Preparedness and Response to Climate Change — Global Issues

New Machine Learning-Based Model Boosting Africa’s Preparedness and Response to Climate Change — Global Issues

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by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Thursday, July 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Jul 20 (IPS) – Scientists have recently unveiled a first-ever weather forecasting model using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions to help vulnerable African countries build resilience to climate impacts. Researchers from the Kigali-based African Institute of Mathematical…

Water Stress, a Daily Problem in the Agro-Exporting South of Peru — Global Issues

Water Stress, a Daily Problem in the Agro-Exporting South of Peru — Global Issues

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Ortensia Tserem, a 27-year-old indigenous woman from the Amazon jungle, arrived with her partner to the coastal city of Ica in search of better economic opportunities. She never imagined that living without water would become part of her daily life. In her wooden shack in a poor neighborhood on the…

New Research Seeks Breakthrough in Understanding Global Warming and the Ocean — Global Issues

New Research Seeks Breakthrough in Understanding Global Warming and the Ocean — Global Issues

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Youth host Jay Matsushiba, in Vancouver, participating in a beach clean-up with Tanya Otero of the Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up. Credit: Nick Hawkins/Ocean Frontier Institute by Catherine Wilson (sydney) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Jul 19 (IPS) – The Canada-based Ocean Frontier Institute is very clear about the…