Fighting back tears, Laura and Nick struggle to comfort their sobbing 11-month-old daughter, Ava, through a phone screen.
Read MoreTropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) Jakarta memprediksi pola sirkulasi angin akibat adanya tekanan rendah di sekitar Laut Timor sebelah selatan Nusa Tenggara Timur, berpotensi memicu hujan lebat di sebagian wilayah …
Read MoreTwo years on, resilience innovations help food supply chains overcome COVID-19 disruptions Feb 23, 2022 jmcquaid Wed, 02/23/2022 – 09:00 Two years on, resilience innovations help food supply chains overcome COVID-19 disruptions Thomas Reardon Johan Swinnen Rob Vos Important lessons for policymakers. IFPRI Blog : Research Post Open Access | […]
Read MoreDue to demographic pressures of growing elderly populations and the relative decline of workers paying taxes, governments are increasingly facing the need to adjust budgetary expenditures. Credit: K. S. Harikrishnan/IPS By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Feb 23 2022 (IPS) With the unprecedented ageing of populations worldwide, countries are struggling with the […]
Read MoreCountry: World Source: UN Environment Programme Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14% by 2030, 30% by the end of 2050 and 50% by 2100.
Read MoreThe ways in which forests can contribute to COVID-19 pandemic recovery will be in focus as FAO’s Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) meets this week. Leading forestry experts and policy makers from 34 member countries will explore the immense opportunities for the forestry sector to promote a more inclusive, productive and […]
Read MoreStock futures fell off a cliff Monday evening as tensions rise between Ukraine and Russia.
Read MoreRarely is it the case that climate change is the only trigger in creating conflict. Yet a new book from researchers at Iowa State University details the relationship between heat stress and human violence, and calls for a more serious focus on the need to prepare people for climate impacts. […]
Read MoreThe Peñasquito mine, owned by U.S. company Newmont Goldcorp and located in the state of Zacatecas in northern Mexico, produces gold, silver, lead and zinc, the latter two of which are essential for the energy transition. CREDIT: Courtesy of Lucía Vergara By Emilio GodoyMEXICO CITY, Feb 22 2022 (IPS) The […]
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