Country: Mauritius Source: International Organization for Migration The latest satellite data reveals the oil slick from the MV Wakashio now stretches across 27 kmsq along the east coast of Mauritius, from Blue Bay Marine Park to the tourist island of Ile aux Cerfs.

Deep decarbonization – it’s so easy to say, and yet it is going to be so difficult to achieve. Even speaking as an ardent champion for the use of nuclear technologies, the fact is there is no one big fix, because there is no one big source. Our greenhouse gas […]

The arrival of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has had a great impact on agriculture and food systems in Asia and the Pacific, a region already beset by climate and weather related challenges, such as droughts and flooding. Supply chains have been disrupted, demand has dropped for certain foods, resulting in […]

The global COVID-19 outbreak has encouraged widespread orders to protect renters and owners of commercial and residential real property. In this 50 state-by-state survey we offer a summary of cities and states that have enacted policies or implemented moratoriums for evictions or foreclosures due to COVID-19. Click here for the full […]

Countries: Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, World Source: Save the Children Eight children under-five died in Al Hol camp within five days. The spike was recorded between 6 and 10 August, and is more than three times higher than the mortality rate since the beginning of 2020.

Aug 3, 2020 In the News Latin America The campaign #RuralWomen, Women with Rights begins (Diario Rotativo)  Agriculture Production Diario Rotativo (Mexico) published an article on the campaign to recognize rural women, on July 30 the campaign #RuralWomen, Women with Rights. Rural women,  breadwinners during the health crisis, have added to their productive activities, the […]