Country: Kenya Source: International Rescue Committee In May alone, patients admitted with the most life-threatening form of malnutrition with other complications rose by almost 95% in the Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab.
Read MoreRecent trends show that African women are abandoning traditional ways of engaging in agribusiness and adopting an intellectual property approach to transform food systems on the continent. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS By Aimable TwahirwaKIGALI, Jun 29 2023 (IPS) Adeline Umukunzi, a 28-year-old woman mushroom farmer in Musanze, a district located about […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/stux Take plastic waste and CO2, then convert them into sustainable fuel by the help of a solar-powered reactor. This may sound too good to be true, but it isn’t. Scientists at the University of Cambridge have done just this by converting CO2 into syngas, a key building block […]
Read MoreOpen Letter to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: Indigenous Peoples Are Key Rights Holders for the Success of the Energy Transition in the EU and Beyond Country Global agnes Tue, 06/27/2023 – 10:14 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Dear Commission President von der Leyen, […]
Read MoreCountries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: Inter Press Service From January 1 to June 6, 2023, 1,283 people were infected with and 26 people died of dengue in the Rohingya camps and surrounding host community in Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know in a Minute or Less Known for being resistant to grease, oil, water, and heat, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have had a number of applications in food-contact materials regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the last several years, the use […]
Read MoreAyan (25) with her daughter Mushtaq (15 months) in the waiting area of the WFP funded Kabasa MAM Health Center. Credit: WFP/Samantha Reinders. By Paul VirgoROME, Jun 28 2023 (IPS) Four months pregnant, Ayan was close to dying of starvation when she arrived at the Kabasa camp in Dolow, on […]
Read MoreChanges in nitrogen dioxide emissions reflect migration, other changes.
Read MoreA new programme, financed through the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and jointly implemented by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), willhelp maintain and restore the integrity of Asia’s Indo-Malaya primary forests to benefit nature, climate, and people. The […]
Read MoreOn Friday, 23 June 2023, the House GOP Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group, led by Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and several Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), issued its Preliminary Report on ESG Climate Related Financial Services Concerns. In the report, the ESG Working Group […]
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