Informal Workers Key to Successful Waste Management in Africa — Global Issues

Informal Workers Key to Successful Waste Management in Africa — Global Issues

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…

The Human Cost of a Green Energy Transition Without Safeguards — Global Issues

The Human Cost of a Green Energy Transition Without Safeguards — Global Issues

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…

Innovative Business Models, Critical for African Governments to Unlock Carbon Markets — Global Issues

Innovative Business Models, Critical for African Governments to Unlock Carbon Markets — Global Issues

Carbon credits in Africa can be generated by projects that curb emissions with a major focus on switching to renewable sources such as solar energy. Nasho solar power plant in Eastern Rwanda. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (nairobi) Friday, September 29, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep 29 (IPS) –…

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…

Traffic on the Paran᠗aterway Triggers Friction between Argentina and Paraguay — Global Issues

Traffic on the Paran᠗aterway Triggers Friction between Argentina and Paraguay — Global Issues

Transport barges navigate one of the branches of the Paraná River in Argentina’s Santa Fe province. The Paraná, the second longest river in South America, has been turned into a major waterway through which a large part of Paraguay’s and Argentina’s agricultural exports are shipped out of the region. CREDIT:…

A New Local Oversight Structure to Achieve SDGS, Climate Action & Biodiversity Preservation — Global Issues

A New Local Oversight Structure to Achieve SDGS, Climate Action & Biodiversity Preservation — Global Issues

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,…

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…

Nigerian Women Challenge ‘Colonialist’ Patriarchy — Global Issues

Nigerian Women Challenge ‘Colonialist’ Patriarchy — Global Issues

Bukes Saliu, a forklift driver, is a Nigerian woman who challenging stereotypes. Credit: Promise Eze/IPS by Promise Eze (lagos) Thursday, September 28, 2023 Inter Press Service LAGOS, Sep 28 (IPS) – Bukes Saliu wakes up very early every workday to beat the gruesome Lagos traffic to head to a job quite…

Global Leaders Plead for Peace in Ukraine at UN — Global Issues

Global Leaders Plead for Peace in Ukraine at UN — Global Issues

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addresses the Security Council, 20 September 2023. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías Opinion by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (new york) Thursday, September 28, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 28 (IPS) – As it did last year, the 2023 United Nations General Assembly has…