FAO and Somalia step up locust fight as hatching and hopper band formation continue in central area
20 November 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Somalia Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations A recent shift of winds has pushed the insects into southern Somalia, threatening a potential re-invasion into northern Kenya. Mature locusts have been sighted in Southwest State and Jubaland.
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Decarbonizing the global food system is a big step towards mitigating climate change
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA new study by scientists from the University of Minnesota and the University of Oxford has sounded the alarm by showing that if the global food production system stays on its current growth path, it will produce nearly 1.4 trillion metric tons of greenhouse gases by the year 2100 – […]
Read MoreResearch Community Alert – NIH Finalizes Updated Data Sharing Policy
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 29 October 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued its final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (the DMS Policy),1 which updates and replaces the 2003 NIH Data Sharing Policy.2 Although the DMS Policy has been in development for some time, NIH acknowledges that as the policy “is […]
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BI optimistis kalau pertumbuhan ekonomi kuartal IV-2020 akan mulai positif
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPerbaikan ekspor dan ekonomi global membuat BI optimistis kalau pertumbuhan ekonomi kuartal IV-2020 mulai positif
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Pemkab Gowa minta Sungai Jeneberang diperlakukan dengan bijak
19 November 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPenjabat Sementara (Pjs) Bupati Gowa, Andi Aslam Patonangi meminta agar Sungai Jeneberang dan sungai-sungai lainnya sebagai sumber air agar diperlakukan dengan bijak. “Air sebagai bagian dari ekosistem yang tidak …
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Youth Demand a ‘Fair Share’ from World Leaders Ahead of G20 Summit
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAhead of a G20 that promises to address the pandemic’s impact on developing countries, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi is calling on the nations which are spearheading the global response to be just in their treatment of the most at-risk communities, including the world’s poorest and most marginalised children. Credit: […]
Read MoreWorld: UNHCR warns 2020 will be a record low for refugee resettlement
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees According to latest UNHCR data, only 15,425 refugees were resettled from January to the end of September this year, compared with 50,086 over the same period last year.
Read MoreGov’t program to boost consumer spending goes live (Enterprise)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentJul 26, 2020 In the News Egypt Gov’t program to boost consumer spending goes live (Enterprise) COVID-19 Enterprise published an article on the official figures being used by the government. Egypt has taken the data from Impact of COVID-19 on the Egyptian economy: Economic sectors, jobs, and households. The IFPRI […]
Read MoreIndia’s attitude to arranged marriage is changing. But some say not fast enough
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAnanya was 15 when she watched her older sister marry a man she barely knew.
Read MoreGood News for Global Fintechs: Proposed Amendment to Taiwan’s Act Governing Electronic Payment Institutions Aims to Consolidate the Development of Electronic Money and Payment Industries and Streamline the Provision of Payments
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentTwo separate legal regimes currently govern Taiwan’s payment institution and electronic money industries: On electronic money, the Act Governing Issuance of Electronic Stored Value Cards (電子票證發行管理條例), promulgated in January 2009, governs electronic money institutions on the issuance of an IC (integrated circuit) chip, card, certificate or other forms of debt […]
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