Swiss project places solar panels along railroad tracks
11 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIn Switzerland, the Sun-Ways startup has started to lay down solar panels placed between the rails of train tracks as part of a plan to generate renewable energy while tapping into the potential of thousands of kilometers of unused space. Sun-Ways begins with a pilot project of 60 solar panels […]
Read MoreAustralia’s Murray-Darling Basin shows why the ‘social cost of water’ concept won’t work
10 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA complex resource resists unitary assessments.
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Venezuela’s Educational System Heading Towards State of Total Collapse
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe shortages of days in the classroom and teachers, and the poverty of their schools and living conditions, provide for a very poor education for Venezuela’s children and augur a significant lag for their performance in adult life and for the country’s development. CREDIT: El Ucabista By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Jul […]
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WFP needs $56.6 million to continue its lifesaving response in northern Mozambique for six months
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Mozambique Source: World Food Programme The 2023 Mozambique Humanitarian Response Plan, launched in February 2023, indicates critical assistance and protection needs of 1.6 million conflict-affected people in northern Mozambique.
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WFP launches scale-up plan to reach 1.7 million people with food and cash in July in DR Congo
9 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan Source: World Food Programme WFP will progressively increase the number of people reached and aims to provide US$15 in cash per person to go towards their food basket and urgent needs for the month.
Read MoreLanzamiento del Informe Global de Políticas Alimentarias 2023 en América Latina: Políticas para construir resiliencia ante los shocks
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentUna región clave para alimentar al mundo enfrenta una era de crisis global.
Read MoreSomewhat More Clarity on the Reach of the New Foreign Subsidies Regulation
8 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAs of 12 October 2023, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) will require businesses intending to undertake substantial mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or participate in major public procurement projects, to submit a notification to the European Commission (Commission) listing financial contributions they have received from third countries if certain thresholds are […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Successfully Defends HSBC Bank in Phishing Scheme
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBoston – A team of lawyers from K&L Gates LLP successfully represented HSBC Bank USA, N.A., in obtaining dismissal of claims brought by a marijuana dispensary alleging that the bank aided and abetted in the fraudulent transfer of more than $450,000 in funds. Bud’s Goods & Provisions of Worcester filed […]
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Shielding the Vulnerable: The Potential Role of Insurance in Protecting the Most Vulnerable
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentExperts continue to debate where insurance belongs in climate financing. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS By Jamie CummingsCHAPEL HILL, NC, USA, Jul 7 2023 (IPS) Small Island Developing States (or SIDS) have been talking about loss and damage in an insurance context since the creation of the UNFCCC. The original 1990s outline […]
Read MoreGlobal Food Policy Report 2023 Latin America launch: Policies to build resilience to shocks
7 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA region key to feeding the world faces an era of global crisis.
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