The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks
12 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/DaveMeier The U.S. government is investing over US$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation’s escalating wildfire crisis. That includes a commitment to treat at least 60 million acres in the next 10 years by expanding forest-thinning efforts and controlled burns. While that sounds like a lot – 60 million acres is about […]
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Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCandyce Staff/Board Photo /sites/default/files/2023-09/unnamed%20%2861%29.jpg agnes Mon, 09/11/2023 – 15:53 Staff/Board Category Staff Candyce Testa (Pequot), Bazaar Program Manager, lives with her community on the Mashantucket Reservation in Connecticut. Forever thankful for the knowledge generously shared by her Elders, Candyce holds a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of Rhode […]
Read MoreChildren in 27% of earthquake-affected households in Türkiye miss out on education as school year starts
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Türkiye Source: Save the Children The earthquake totally destroyed 1,842 educational facilities and damaged an additional 637. It disrupted the education of nearly 4 million children including 350,000 refugee and migrant children.
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Security & Safety Service During the UN General Assembly Week
11 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentProtection is paramount to ensure that processes run smoothly during High-Level week. Credit: Shutterstock By Mollie Fraser-AndrewsGENEVA, Switzerland, Sep 11 2023 (IPS) The United Nations Security and Safety Service is the Division charged with the strategic management of safety and security operations at Headquarters, Offices away from Headquarters, Regional Commissions, […]
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ECW’s New Report Shows Successful Education Funding Model for Crises-Impacted Children
10 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGirls 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 […]
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Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco leaving over one thousand dead.
9 September 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: 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 MoreDIFC Court Rules on Conditions Precedent and Liquidated Damages for Employer Delay in Construction Claims
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe 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 MoreScientists devise a method for removing microplastics from water
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: 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 MoreTropentag 2023 conference highlights equitable food systems transformation
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWashington, 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 […]
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Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentFrom 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 […]
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