India’s Outdoor Workers on the Frontlines of Climate Change

6 Februari 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Agricultural, construction, mining and other outdoor workers are facing highest productivity loss from extreme heat. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS By Manipadma JenaNEW DEHLI, Feb 5 2020 (IPS) Last June when more than half of India was reeling under daily temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius, Nursing Behera’s 11-month-old son burned both his […]

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‘The conflict is intensifying and the needs are massive’ – MSF Head of Mission in Nigeria

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Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Country: Nigeria More than seven million people in Borno depend entirely on humanitarian assistance to survive, while the deteriorating security situation has severely hampered the provision of aid. Interview Luis Eguiluz, has been the MSF Head of Mission in Nigeria since September 2017. He talks about […]

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Why gender matters for soil health as part of sustainable food systems

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Issue Post February 5, 2020 Why gender matters for soil health as part of sustainable food systems Wei Zhang A new conceptual framework for understanding land management.

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Tiga hektare lahan serai wangi terbakar di Gayo Lues Aceh

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Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Aceh (BPBA) menyebut, seluas tiga hektare lahan serai wangi hangus terbakar di Desa Bengkik, Kecamatan Blang Pegayon, Kabupaten Gayo Lues, Aceh, Selasa (4/2). “Sekitar pukul 19.30 WIB kemarin, …

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Closed McDonald’s gets tongue-in-cheek sendoff from rival Burger King

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Keeping wild elephants away from crops … with buzzing bees

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Elephants are the largest land mammals on Earth and they are voracious eaters. And that can be a problem to farmers in Africa and Asia whose crops these jumbos love raiding for food. To protect their crops, farmers often shoot or poison elephants, which can take a toll on the […]

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ACNUR acoge con beneplácito la decisión de Colombia de regularizar la estancia de personas venezolanas en el país

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Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Colombia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Las más de 100.000 personas venezolanas que recibirán los nuevos Permisos Especiales de Permanencia podrán regularizar su situación en el país, obtener un salario y condiciones de trabajo acordes con la legislación. El siguiente contenido corresponde a las […]

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Africa Must Prioritise Upskilling its Unemployed Youth, Development Bank Urges

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Youth at the Grand Médine town hall in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal has a large youth population, half of which is under the age of 18. By 2025, 376,000 youth are expected to enter the job market that offers only 30,000 jobs. And this number will rise to 411,000 in 2030, […]

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China marks deadliest day of virus outbreak

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Hujan diprediksi guyur Jakarta pada Rabu siang

4 Februari 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG) mengeluarkan peringatan dini hujan disertai kilat di sejumlah daerah di DKI Jakarta pada Rabu (5/2). “Waspada potensi hujan disertai kilat/petir dan angin kencang …

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