Uncertainty and inflation hit farmers around the world (EFE Agro)
28 Oktober 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentUncertainty and inflation hit farmers around the world (EFE Agro) Oct 26, 2022 Oct 16, 2022 pfowlkes Wed, 10/26/2022 – 15:52 Uncertainty and inflation hit farmers around the world (EFE Agro) Uncertainty and inflation hit farmers around the world (EFE Agro) Global Ukraine In the News Food Prices Food Security […]
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Will The Lettuce Outlast All This?
27 Oktober 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOne third of all plastic waste ends up in soils or freshwater. Most of this plastic disintegrates into particles smaller than five millimetres, known as microplastics, and these break down further into nanoparticles. Credit: UN Environment By Baher KamalMADRID, Oct 27 2022 (IPS) No. No lettuce, no matter how British […]
Read MoreMali: Climate change, conflict force communities in the Sahel region into desperate state
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Mali Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Violence has forced 4.5 million out of their homes in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, a 200% increase in the past two years. Being displaced means they lose access to their lands and their livestock.
Read MoreNew $250 million USAID grant will boost FAO’s efforts to strengthen global health security and agrifood systems
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are scaling up efforts to strengthen global animal food security with the aim of protecting human lives and livelihoods while improving agrifood systems and safeguarding the environment. USAID has reaffirmed once […]
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World: One in three children face double threat of high climate risk and crushing poverty
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: World Source: Save the Children According to Save the Children, while 80 per cent of children are estimated to be affected by at least one extreme climate event a year, some are at particular risk because they also face poverty.
Read MoreUK National Security and Investment Act—Considerations for Sellers of Shares and Assets
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentExecutive Summary The UK National Security and Investment Act (the Act) came into force on 4 January 2022, and applies to transactions that completed as of 11 November 2020. The Act is designed to govern arrangements that may give rise to UK national security concerns. For a summary and brief […]
Read MoreFormer Senate Finance Committee Chief Counsel Returns to K&L Gates as Washington, D.C., Partner
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWashington, D.C. – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Michael Evans, former chief majority counsel and deputy staff director for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. He rejoins the firm’s public policy and law practice. Evans has worked on major federal policy […]
Read MorePhysicians call for justice on environmental health impacts
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe human health consequences of air and water pollution, along with climate impacts like rising heat, disproportionately affect low-income populations and people of color. That’s led to a renewed call for justice on environmental health issues from the American College of Physicians (ACP). In a new position paper, published Tuesday […]
Read MoreGlobal starvation looms as food price rises intensify (SciDev.net)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal starvation looms as food price rises intensify (SciDev.net) Oct 26, 2022 Oct 25, 2022 pfowlkes Wed, 10/26/2022 – 14:47 Global starvation looms as food price rises intensify (SciDev.net) Global starvation looms as food price rises intensify (SciDev.net) Global In the News Food Prices Food Systems Markets Trade SciDev.net investigates how the […]
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How China Can Retire Coal Early in Pakistan and Elsewhere Through the BRI
26 Oktober 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAchieving the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement requires not only slowing new construction, but also retiring existing coal power plants early, worldwide. Credit: Wikimedia Commons By Philippe BenoitPARIS, Oct 26 2022 (IPS) With COP 27 approaching, pressure is mounting on wealthy countries to increase their support to poorer ones […]
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