Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Friday, October 20, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 20 (IPS) – Cities have always been dynamic hubs of culture, education, economic growth and opportunity, and most importantly, centres of social interaction attracting residents and visitors alike. It is no surprise then, that…
Egypt is sacrificing a historic area to make way for a road network to assist with traffic flow in Cairo. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Inter Press Service CAIRO, Oct 18 (IPS) – The Egyptian government is clearing a vast area in Historic Cairo, a…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 18 (IPS) – A senior manager of the world’s largest investment firm has ‘blown the whistle’ on ESG (environment, social and governance) ‘greenwashing’, especially on supposed climate finance. Wall Street whistle-blowerTariq Fancy…
Cattle quench their thirst at a drying river as worsening drought conditions continue in Isiolo County, Kenya. Credit: ILRI/Geoffrey Njenga by Maina Waruru (nairobi) Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Oct 17 (IPS) – Women in pastoralist areas of East Africa are critical to the health of livestock in…
Opinion by Charlie Brown (washington dc) Friday, October 13, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Oct 13 (IPS) – As the Minamata Convention on Mercury’s fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) approaches, momentum builds to adopt the Africa Region’s proposed amendment to phase out dental amalgam – a cavity filling material…
Photo of several cable cars of the Cablebus, which runs on electricity and has been carrying passengers through the south and southeast of Mexico City since 2021. Mexican public transportation is still based on fossil fuels, and a transition to cleaner alternatives is necessary. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy / IPS by…
Credit: ESCAP Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Thursday, October 12, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 12 (IPS) – This year we pass the halfway mark both on our journey towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and the signing of…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 11 (IPS) – Finance has increased, not reduced, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meanwhile, funding for mitigation, and especially adaptation, is grossly inadequate, with little for climate losses and damages. Global warming accelerating…
Farmer Gustavo Panameño stands in the middle of what is left of his cornfield, hit hard by drought and windstorms, near Santa María Ostuma, in central El Salvador. Many Salvadoran small farmers are feeling the impact of El Niño, as are many others in Central America and the rest of…
Atashi Kitchen in Karuizawa operates a children’s cafeteria (Kodomo-Shokudo), providing free or low-cost meals and distributing food to those in need. Opinion by Karuta Yamamoto – Seiji Takano – Shun Shikii – Sota Yoshihar (tokyo) Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Oct 10 (IPS) – In the third in…
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