Some people in parts of Uganda have depended on small-scale charcoal production for livelihoods, but the trade has been taken over by illicit charcoal traders. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS by Wambi Michael (kampala) Monday, July 10, 2023 Inter Press Service KAMPALA, Jul 10 (IPS) – At Kampala’s Nakawa market, Lovisa Nabisubi scoops…
Experts continue to debate where insurance belongs in climate financing. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS Opinion by Jamie Cummings (chapel hill, nc, usa) Friday, July 07, 2023 Inter Press Service The 2023 Climate Conference COP27 in Sharm put loss and damage clearly on the political agenda with the agreement to set up a…
A view of the Canoas Wind Farm, owned by Neoenergia, the Brazilian subsidiary of Spain’s Iberdrola. Several wind farms with hundreds of turbines have already been built in the mountains of the Seridó mountain range, which vertically cross the state of Paraíba, in the Northeast region of Brazil, and are…
Credit: UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Opinion by Roland Bathon (berlin) Friday, July 07, 2023 Inter Press Service BERLIN, Jul 07 (IPS) – The Wagner uprising – despite its short duration – has demonstrated the vulnerability of Putin’s power system. In the past, the oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin seemed like a dark, mysterious figure somewhere…
Aerial view of the town of Soufriere in the south of Saint Lucia. Sea level rise is threatening coastal areas of small island developing states (SIDS) in the Caribbean. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (soufriere, saint lucia) Friday, July 07, 2023 Inter Press Service SOUFRIERE, SAINT LUCIA, Jul 07 (IPS)…
Experts encourage parents to vaccinate their children against typhoid to ensure that the child has access to clean drinking water. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Thursday, July 06, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Jul 06 (IPS) – Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are…
Opinion by Bhumika Muchhala, Maria Jose Romero (new york / brussels) Thursday, July 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK / BRUSSELS, Jul 06 (IPS) – One message that was repeated throughout last month’s summit on a so-called “New Global Financing Pact” was that developing countries urgently need mass financing to…
Credit: Silvia Rodríguez/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Wednesday, July 05, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jul 05 (IPS) – When Guatemalans went to the polls on 25 June, distrust and disillusionment were rife. First place in the presidential contest was claimed by none of…
Even as they face their own challenges abroad, Zimbabweans living overseas say they can not consider heading back home to face the economic challenges – especially now with hyperinflation. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Jeffrey Moyo (dordrecht, netherlands) Wednesday, July 05, 2023 Inter Press Service DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, Jul 05 (IPS) – They…
Opinion by Olive Moore (dublin, ireland) Wednesday, July 05, 2023 Inter Press Service DUBLIN, Ireland, Jul 05 (IPS) – In recent years, the global landscape for human rights defenders (HRDs) has become more difficult and complex, with both new and heightened challenges. With hundreds of defenders killed every year, the scale…
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