Ethiopia: More than two million people displaced by the conflict in Tigray
20 Mei 2021 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Humanitarians are gradually scaling up the response, but not yet keeping pace with the mounting needs, due to a combination of insecurity, access constraints, communications disruptions, lack of funding, limited capacity.
Read MoreModel: Impacts of the COVID-19-driven rise in global rice prices on consumers in Papua New Guinea
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentResearch Post May 20, 2021 Model: Impacts of the COVID-19-driven rise in global rice prices on consumers in Papua New Guinea Emily Schmidt Paul Dorosh Households may have reduced rice consumption as much as 15% or more,
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Exclusive: Mauritius’ First Female President on Why We Need Science Diplomacy to Address Major Challenges
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAmeenah Gurib-Fakim is the first woman president of Mauritius and a renowned biodiversity scientist. Courtesy: International Labour Organisation/Crozet / Pouteau By Stella PaulHYDERABAD, India, May 20 2021 (IPS) If we want to address the great challenges this world is facing, we have to factor in science into all our narratives, […]
Read MoreAfrica’s rainforests can endure more heat and drought… up to a point
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentTropical rainforests in Africa experienced extended spells of heat and drought a few years back, yet they weathered these adverse changes in climate quite well. Better yet: these resilient forests continued soaking up carbon in large quantities, thereby mitigating climate change, say scientists at the University of Leeds in the […]
Read MoreFed up with toxic air, Jakarta residents are holding their breath for a court ruling
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBorn and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia’s densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city’s toxic air.
Read MoreThailand reports highest number of daily Covid deaths as virus tears through prisons
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThailand reported its highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a single day Tuesday as officials struggle to contain a third coronavirus wave ripping through overcrowded prisons.
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China’s Firms Gain a Foothold in South America as Energy Providers
19 Mei 2021 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentChinese companies have been gaining increasing access to the electricity grids of South American countries. Credit: Bigstock. By Cecilia Joy-PérezWASHINGTON, May 19 2021 (IPS) Over the past decade, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from China have carved out a niche as owners and operators of electric utilities in South American countries through […]
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Banjir rendam 29 desa di Aceh Selatan
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSebanyak 29 desa di delapan desa tersebar di Kabupaten Aceh Selatan hingga Rabu (19/5) malam terendam banjir di atas 70 centimeter setelah kawasan ini dilanda hujan lebat sejak dua hari terakhir. Akibat musibah ini, ratusan …
Read MoreHalf of the population in the Central African Republic in the grip of dire food insecurity emergency, warns UN agencies
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Central African Republic Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Acute food insecurity has risen due to violence surrounding elections, and is further exacerbated by borders and markets closed or restricted due to COVID-19, hampering incomes and driving prices up.
Read MoreCharting a productive, sustainable future for small farms amid food system transformation
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIssue Post May 19, 2021 Charting a productive, sustainable future for small farms amid food system transformation Xinshen Diao Thomas Reardon Adam Kennedy Jessica Wallach Encouraging the adoption of promising innovations.
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