Girls in an informal school in Idlib, Syria. This ECW-supported school is providing much-needed education and psychosocial support to children affected by years of brutal conflict and recent earthquakes. © UNICEF/Fricker By Joyce ChimbiUNITED NATIONS & NAIROBI, Sep 8 2023 (IPS) In a world set on fire by climate change […]
Read MoreCountry: Morocco Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the High Atlas Mountain range on September 8, killing 1,037 people and wounding 672 others, including 205 in critical condition.
Read MoreThe recent judgment of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court of Appeal in Panther Real Estate Development LLC v Modern Executive Systems Contracting LLC [2022] DIFC CA 016 provides guidance on common issues in construction disputes, namely: (i) the effect of failure to comply with a contractual condition precedent […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Michael_Luenen Microplastic pollution is one of the gravest environmental challenges facing us, and a solution as to how to tackle it could come from an unlikely source: plants. By adding natural plant compounds known as tannins to a layer of wood dust, scientists have created a filter that traps […]
Read MoreWashington, DC, USA – The annual Tropentag conference, a premier interdisciplinary event focusing on tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management, and rural development, will take place from September 20 to September 22, 2023, in Berlin, Germany. Co-organized by The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and Humboldt-Universität zu […]
Read MoreFrom Native American Journalist Association to Indigenous Journalist Association Country Canada United States agnes Fri, 09/08/2023 – 14:33 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Phoebe Farris (Powhatan-Pamunkey) At this year’s National Native Media Conference, held August 10-12, 2023, in Winnipeg, Canada, members of the Native American Journalists […]
Read MoreThe time is ripe to transform American agriculture from monoculture heavy farming and food systems to diversified cropping and food systems with a variety of crops including specialty crops. Credit: Bigstock. By Esther NgumbiURBANA, Illinois, USA, Sep 8 2023 (IPS) A few weeks ago, my husband and I drove from […]
Read MoreCountry: Sudan Source: Save the Children The number of displaced people in Sudan now eclipses other war-torn countries with massive displacements, including the next highest country Syria, with 6.6 million, and DRC, with 6.1 million people.
Read MoreDalam upaya pembangunan, khususnya dalam pengelolaan sumber agraria dan kekayaan alam, konflik merupakan sebuah keniscayaan. Hal ini tentu menjadi penghambat proses pembangunan pada umumnya. Selama ini sudah banyak prakarsa penanganan konflik, dan salah satu model penanganan konflik yang sedang tumbuh adalah pendekatan mediasi di tingkat tapak. Pengalaman menunjukkan bahwa walaupun […]
Read MorePhoto: Pexels/Lucien Wanda By Fiona Mathews The calendar is studded with environmental awareness days that seem to come around ever more rapidly. One of the latest ones, on July 28, was a red-letter day for the planet. It marked this year’s Global Plastic Overshoot Day. The day highlighted the point […]
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