Wrecked by Climate Change, Farmers in Kashmir Shift to Lavender Cultivation — Global Issues

Wrecked by Climate Change, Farmers in Kashmir Shift to Lavender Cultivation — Global Issues

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…

Peru Faces Challenge of Climate Change-Driven Internal Migration — Global Issues

Peru Faces Challenge of Climate Change-Driven Internal Migration — Global Issues

by Mariela Jara (lima) Thursday, September 28, 2023 Inter Press Service LIMA, Sep 28 (IPS) – Nearly 700,000 people have migrated internally in Peru due to the effects of climate change. This mass displacement is a clear problem in this South American country, one of the most vulnerable to the global…

Zimbabwes Food Security Ambitions in El Ni񯒳 Crosshairs — Global Issues

Zimbabwes Food Security Ambitions in El Ni񯒳 Crosshairs — Global Issues

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…

Skyrocketing Inflation Puts Food Security in Pakistan at Risk — Global Issues

Skyrocketing Inflation Puts Food Security in Pakistan at Risk — Global Issues

Jamaat-i-Islami party stage protest in Peshawar against price-hikes. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar, pakistan) Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, Sep 26 (IPS) – “We are under extreme stress about skyrocketing prices of essential edible commodities and the cost of gas and electricity. The situation is…

Why Floods Beyond Our Imagination Hit Nepalese Himalayan Town — Global Issues

Why Floods Beyond Our Imagination Hit Nepalese Himalayan Town — Global Issues

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…

Barriers to Movement are the Never Ending Normal for Palestinians — Global Issues

Barriers to Movement are the Never Ending Normal for Palestinians — Global Issues

72-year-old Kawthar Ajlouni stands alone in her yard in H2, Hebron, the occupied Palestinian territory. The backdrop reveals a fortified Israeli checkpoint. Amid 645 documented movement obstacles in the West Bank, 80 are here in H2 as of 2023. Isolated due to strict Israeli policies, she is one of 7,000…

Multilingual #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign to Return Millions Back to School — Global Issues

Multilingual #AfghanGirlsVoices Campaign to Return Millions Back to School — Global Issues

Education Cannot Wait’s #AfghanGirlsVoices shines a light on young Afghan girls deprived of their basic right to education and learning. Credit: ECW by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, September 18, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep 18 (IPS) – A Taliban edict is rolling back time in Afghanistan after access to education…

Women Lured by Promise of Jobs, Sold as Brides — Global Issues

Women Lured by Promise of Jobs, Sold as Brides — Global Issues

Women walk in a village in Indian-administered Kashmir. Women here often find themselves lured by the promise of a job into unsuitable marriages. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPS by Athar Parvaiz (budgam, india) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Inter Press Service BUDGAM, INDIA, Sep 13 (IPS) – It has been over a decade since…

ECWs New Report Shows Successful Education Funding Model for Crises-Impacted Children — Global Issues

ECWs New Report Shows Successful Education Funding Model for Crises-Impacted Children — Global Issues

With Hope and Courage: 2022 Annual Results Report by Joyce Chimbi (united nations & nairobi) Friday, September 08, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS & NAIROBI, Sep 08 (IPS) – In a world set on fire by climate change and brutal conflict, millions of children in emergencies and protracted crises need…