Rohingya camps become dengue hotspots in Bangladesh
29 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: Inter Press Service From January 1 to June 6, 2023, 1,283 people were infected with and 26 people died of dengue in the Rohingya camps and surrounding host community in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
Read MoreLitigation Minute: FDA and State Action on PFAS in Food Packaging
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWhat You Need to Know in a Minute or Less Known for being resistant to grease, oil, water, and heat, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have had a number of applications in food-contact materials regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the last several years, the use […]
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Food Beyond the Reach for Millions in Horn of Africa
28 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAyan (25) with her daughter Mushtaq (15 months) in the waiting area of the WFP funded Kabasa MAM Health Center. Credit: WFP/Samantha Reinders. By Paul VirgoROME, Jun 28 2023 (IPS) Four months pregnant, Ayan was close to dying of starvation when she arrived at the Kabasa camp in Dolow, on […]
Read MoreUsing atmospheric satellite data to monitor unfolding economic impacts of conflict in Sudan
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentChanges in nitrogen dioxide emissions reflect migration, other changes.
Read MoreNew USD 42.4 million programme set to boost primary forest conservation in Asia’s Indo-Malaya subregion
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA new programme, financed through the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and jointly implemented by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), willhelp maintain and restore the integrity of Asia’s Indo-Malaya primary forests to benefit nature, climate, and people. The […]
Read MoreHouse GOP ESG Working Group; Interim Report Released
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn Friday, 23 June 2023, the House GOP Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group, led by Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and several Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), issued its Preliminary Report on ESG Climate Related Financial Services Concerns. In the report, the ESG Working Group […]
Read MoreEurope’s water reuse measures meant to support agriculture
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAs of Monday, the new Water Reuse Regulation is in force in most European Union nations — and with it, the hope that safely treated urban wastewater can help farmers to irrigate their crops in the face of exceptional heat and drought, especially in southern Europe. “Water is a precious […]
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Huge Increase in Transnational Crime in Asia ‘Golden Triangle’
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIn the United States and Canada, overdose deaths, predominantly driven by an epidemic of the non-medical use of fentanyl, continue to break records. Credit: Shutterstock. By Baher KamalMADRID, Jun 27 2023 (IPS) How come that in a world where technology is -or is about to be- able to detect an […]
Read MoreAddressing the knowledge gap on the financial needs of firms in the midstream of agricultural value chains
27 Juni 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentShedding light on a key segment of the food system.
Read MoreAnguilla: Food security improves in the Caribbean yet challenges persist
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba (The Netherlands), Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba (The Netherlands), British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao (The Netherlands), Dominica, French Guiana (France), Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (France), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, […]
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