Six lessons learned from a year of multiple crises: Beyond the Russian invasion of Ukraine
5 Mei 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentStrategies and policies to build food system resilience.
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Theatre Used to Dispel Polio Immunisation Myths in Pakistan
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentDramas, using professional actors and compelling storylines, are used to persuade reluctant parents to have their children immunized against polio. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS By Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, May 5 2023 (IPS) Pakistan, one of two polio-endemic countries in the world, has started staging theatrical dramas to promote immunisation in an attempt […]
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Do we need to fireproof solar panels?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/maddybris Solar panels tend to be incredibly resilient to high temperatures because they have to sit in the hot sun all day to produce electricity. Still, there is a limit to how much heat they can handle. Fire damage can make them dangerous for use even if they appear […]
Read MoreSASH (Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment) Reporting in the Maritime Industry Key Issues for All US Flag Commercial Vessel Owners and Operators
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWhen Congress enacted the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, it included several provisions requiring owners and operators of US flag commercial vessels to report complaints and incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault to the Coast Guard. These requirements are now codified at 46 U.S.C. […]
Read MoreIFPRI-BIMSTEC MoU signing: Transforming agrifood systems in the Bay of Bengal region
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPromoting a sustainable and inclusive food, agriculture, and trade transformation.
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Of Africa and The Magic Formula of The Italian Taxi Driver
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAfrica is the continent that has contributed the least (just 2 to 3%) to the causes of the current climate emergencies while bearing the brunt of 82% of the devastating consequences. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS By Baher KamalROME, May 4 2023 (IPS) Some days ago in Rome, the Italian taxi driver […]
Read MoreOver 1,000 daily arrivals from Sudan to Ethiopia – IOM data
4 Mei 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Türkiye, Uganda, World Source: International Organization for Migration IOM is currently recording over 1,000 daily arrivals, among them Sudanese citizens, returning Ethiopians and third country nationals from Türkiye, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya and 50 other countries.
Read MoreScientists turn captured CO2 into commercially used acetic acid
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: PublicDomainPictures If we are to avoid a climate catastrophe, it will no longer suffice to reduce our emissions; we will also need to capture CO2 from the atmosphere and store it permanently. Scientists at Northwestern University in the United States and their colleagues on an international team have found […]
Read MoreIndonesia moves another step closer to ending costly livestock diseases with support from FAO and Australia
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIn response to the recent outbreaks in Indonesia of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) among livestock, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Australian Government are collaborating to support the Indonesian government in containing and controlling the spread of these […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Strengthens Public Policy and Law Practice with Washington, D.C., Additions
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWashington, D.C. – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Jamie Jackson as a partner, Thomas “Finch” Fulton as a government affairs advisor, and Leonard Bickwit as an of counsel in the firm’s leading Public Policy and Law practice. They join K&L Gates’ Washington, D.C., office, and are among […]
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