Climate change and its evolving impacts are touching all aspects of what it means to be human, but now there’s a new question about life on a changing planet: What happens to the rainbows? The ability to see a rainbow depends on changing precipitation rates, cloud cover, and other conditions—the […]
Read MoreEXPLAINER: What Russia’s suspension of grain deal could mean (Associated Press) Nov 1, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 pfowlkes Tue, 11/01/2022 – 13:17 EXPLAINER: What Russia’s suspension of grain deal could mean (Associated Press) EXPLAINER: What Russia’s suspension of grain deal could mean (Associated Press) Ukraine Russian Federation Middle East and […]
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View of the bulk fuel plant in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Because the kingdom needs oil prices to remain high to balance its budget, it pushed OPEC and its allies to decide on a production cut as of Nov. 1. CREDIT: Aramco By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Nov 1 2022 (IPS) The decision […]
Read MoreCountry: Myanmar Source: Save the Children More than 1.4 million people have been displaced by conflict – including 520,000 children – with 1.1 million forced to flee since the escalation of violence in February 2021.
Read MoreCountry: Afghanistan Source: Save the Children The number of dangerously malnourished children admitted to Save the Children’s mobile health clinics has increased since January, with some babies dying before managing to receive any treatment.
Read MoreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS Choice of Law (COL) and Choice of Forum (COF) clauses are not like cheap baseball caps—one size does not fit all. While these provisions may not be scintillating, they are important if a deal goes south. Deal attorneys should consider […]
Read MoreSydney – Global law firm K&L Gates has advised Generator Property Management Pty Ltd (GPM) on the grant of an option to lease land to EnergyCo. The land will be used to house what is projected to be one of the largest battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the world, […]
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Dr Alice Karanja is a post-doctoral research fellow at the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya, where her research focuses on restoration of agricultural landscapes based on regenerative agriculture for biodiverse, inclusive, safe, and resilient food systems. Credit: Paul Virgo/IPS By Paul VirgoROME, Oct 31 2022 (IPS) Dr Alice […]
Read MoreSuspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative: What has the deal achieved, and what happens now? Oct 31, 2022 jmcquaid Mon, 10/31/2022 – 09:07 Suspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative: What has the deal achieved, and what happens now? David Laborde Joseph Glauber New stresses on global food security. […]
Read MoreIn the build-up to November’s COP27 in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Germany is spearheading an agenda set to dominate the UN’s annual climate change conference. With climate change fuelling increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters around the world, the German-led G7, as well the V20 – a […]
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