In each of the three global food crises studied, financial speculation has caused steep increases in prices, making food inaccessible to hundreds of millions of people. Credit: Bigstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, November 11, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Nov 11 (IPS) – While grain exports continue to regularly flow…
Stability in the Sahel will come not through the rule of the gun but through the rule of law. The Biden administration can use the Africa Leaders’ Summit to reset approaches to the Sahel. Credit: William Lloyd-George/IPS Opinion by Doussouba Konate (bamako) Friday, November 11, 2022 Inter Press Service BAMAKO, Nov…
Kathleen Mogelgaard Opinion by Kathleen Mogelgaard (washington dc) Friday, November 11, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Nov 11 (IPS) – Global population is about to reach 8 billion, a mere 11 years after it reached 7 billion. The official Day of 8 Billion is observed by the UN November 15,…
Decision-making power is still held at the national and international level, often failing to (financially) enable local actors to lead climate action. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS Opinion by Anne Jellema (capetown, south africa) Wednesday, November 09, 2022 Inter Press Service CAPETOWN, South Africa, Nov 09 (IPS) – Anne Jellema is CEO of…
In Africa only 60% of the estimated TB cases have been diagnosed. All the other infections are hidden by poverty—and so the disease continues to spread. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. Opinion by Morounfolu Olugbosi (johannesburg) Tuesday, November 08, 2022 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Nov 08 (IPS) – The news in many parts…
Source: United Nations. Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Tuesday, November 08, 2022 Inter Press Service Moreover, that fancied collapse of world population is neither the biggest problem facing the world nor is that false notion a much bigger risk to civilization than climate change, which is certainly humanity’s greatest challenge….
Opinion by Mauro Teodori (sharm el-sheikh, egypt) Monday, November 07, 2022 Inter Press Service SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 07 (IPS) – The 27th Conference Of Parties (COP27) on Climate Change comes at a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges due to the magnitude and the interconnected nature of our multiple…
Opinion by Rana Ghoneim (vienna) Monday, November 07, 2022 Inter Press Service VIENNA, Nov 07 (IPS) – Ahead of this year’s COP27 in Egypt, industry and government representatives from 15 developing countries across Asia, Latin America and Africa met in a series of consultations about the challenges and opportunities they face…
“To force poor countries to repay a loan to cope with a climate crisis they hardly caused is profoundly unfair. Instead of supporting countries that are facing worsening droughts, cyclones and flooding, rich countries are crippling their ability to cope with the next shock and deepening their poverty.” Credit: Credit:…
Opinion by Elizabeth Mrema (montreal, canada) Friday, November 04, 2022 Inter Press Service MONTREAL, Canada, Nov 04 (IPS) – It is no secret that humankind’s past actions have accelerated the deterioration of ecosystems, negatively impacting our economies, societies, health, and cultures. It is estimated that humans have altered over 97% of…
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