A new method can rid drinking water of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
15 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/IamNotPerfect Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of widely used chemical compounds that have earned the moniker “forever chemicals” owing to their ability to stick around for a long time in the environment. These “forever chemicals” first came into widespread use in consumer products in the […]
Read MoreFinancial Services Companies Need Top-Down Focus on Compliance with Anti-Discrimination Laws
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA version of the following Article was first published by Law360 on 8 December 2022. The Biden Administration has accelerated its anti-discrimination campaign against financial institutions in 2022, raising claims of discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity that present great monetary risk — and even greater reputational risk — […]
Read MoreLess ice, more shipping noise to affect Arctic marine life
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe newly released Arctic Report Card 2022 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the United States includes details that, unfortunately, come as no surprise. Temperatures continue to rise and sea ice is melting. But with those changes comes one that isn’t as obvious: an increase in noise […]
Read MorePollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths pfowlkes Tue, 12/13/2022 – 21:40 Pollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths Press Release Dec 14, 2022
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Education Cannot Wait Interviews Liesbet Steer, Executive Director of the Education Commission
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy External SourceDec 14 2022 (IPS-Partners) Dr. Liesbet Steer is the Executive Director of the Education Commission, chaired by UN Special Envoy for Global Education and Chair of the ECW High-Level Steering Group, The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown. Under Liesbet’s leadership, the Commission has been at the forefront of […]
Read MoreAlmost 7 million children in Ukraine at risk as attacks on energy infrastructure cause widespread blackouts and disruption of heating and water
14 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Ukraine Source: UN Children’s Fund Without electricity, children are not only facing extreme cold but are also unable to continue the online learning opportunities which are many children’s only access to education.
Read MoreFAO receives additional funding from the Government of Japan to boost food security for vulnerable Afghan households
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today received additional funding of USD 1.9 million from the Government of Japan to improve access and availability of nutritious food for vulnerable and food-insecure smallholder households in Afghanistan as well as protecting their livestock. The resources will fund […]
Read MoreWar and climate change limit farmers’ ability to increase food supply (Milenio)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWar and climate change limit farmers’ ability to increase food supply (Milenio) eanisimova Mon, 12/12/2022 – 16:56 War and climate change limit farmers’ ability to increase food supply (Milenio) In the News Dec 12, 2022
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The Humanitarian Rescue Fleet Faces Hurricane Meloni
13 Desember 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentMigrants spotted aboard a sinking dinghy boat somewhere off the Libyan coast. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza / IPS By Karlos ZurutuzaBARCELONA, Dec 13 2022 (IPS) It was a hellish journey aboard a crammed boat amid three-meter waves. It had started on a Libyan beach, and at the gates of winter. On […]
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Nearly 8.3 million people across Somalia face Crisis or worse acute food insecurity outcomes
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Somalia Sources: Famine Early Warning System Network, Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Famine (IPC Phase 5) is projected between April and June among agropastoral populations in Baidoa and Burhakaba districts of Bay region and among IDPs in Baidoa town of Bay region and […]
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