WEF: each of us can do more for net-zero emissions
18 Desember 2019 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal action on reducing emissions has been disparate. Only in the last few years have we finally seen actors uniting under a common cause. However, according to a new report more coordinated action is needed to speed up change. The report titled Net Zero Emissions Challenge by the World Economic […]
Read MoreFAO Director-General and IFPRI counterpart renew Memorandum of Understanding (FAO News)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentDec 9, 2019 In the News FAO Director-General and IFPRI counterpart renew Memorandum of Understanding (FAO News) Meeting the SDGs FAO News reported on the renewal of an MOU between FAO & IFPRI. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan discussed the partnership between the two organizations. […]
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Billionaires’ Existential Threats to Humanity?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy Anis ChowdhurySYDNEY, Dec 17 2019 (IPS) The social utility of billionaires’ existence has come under increased scrutiny, especially during the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 US Presidential election. Leading newspapers, such as The New York Times, published opinion pieces arguing to abolish billionaires and reflecting on why billionaires […]
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ICW minta MA selektif tentukan majelis hakim kasus korupsi
17 Desember 2019 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentICW minta MA selektif tentukan majelis hakim kasus korupsi
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BNPB catat pada 2019 bencana meningkat, tapi korban menurun
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentANTARA – Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) mencatat, sepanjang tahun 2019 telah terjadi 3.622 bencana yang terdiri dari 99% bencana hidrometeorologi dan 1% bencana geologi. Kepala Pusat Data Informasi dan Humas BNPB, …
Read MoreViolence forces 105,000 Malian children into internal exile
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSource: Save the Children Country: Mali The number of people in need of humanitarian support rose from 3.2 million in January 2019 to 3.9 million in December 2019, or one fifth of the population. Children in Mali are being hit hardest by the deepening crisis in the north and the […]
Read MoreThousands dead, trillions spent and no clear victory. Now US heads for the exit in Afghanistan
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentA solution to rhino poaching: horns from horsehair
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentFew people would think that chewing their nails is tantamount to taking medicine, yet many practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine believe something equally unscientific. They assume that rhino horns, which are made from the same form of protein (keratin) as fingernails and hair, have medicinal value. Yet consuming rhino horns […]
Read MoreClimate change increases food prices for billions in Sub-Saharan Africa (Inside Over)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentDec 11, 2019 In the News Climate change increases food prices for billions in Sub-Saharan Africa (Inside Over) Health Nutrition Inside Over reported on food prices and climate change. Worsening climate change is likely to push prices of staple foods much higher. Senior Research Fellows Kalle Hirvonen and Derek Headey […]
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2019 – A Devastating Year in Review
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe glaciers of the Andes Mountains are threatened by global warming. Credit: Julieta Sokolowicz/IPS By Farhana Haque RahmanROME, Dec 16 2019 (IPS) By any measure this has been a devastating year: fires across the Amazon, the Arctic and beyond; floods and drought in Africa; rising temperatures, carbon emissions and sea […]
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