The post Huge moment for Ethiopia as Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace prize appeared first on Inter Press Service. Excerpt: It’s one of the world’s most prestigious honours, and has been awarded to Ethiopia’s prime minister in recognition of his inspired leadership across the Horn of Africa. But the award […]

A new earthquake resilience scenario in China shows the arts can turn scientific evidence into compelling messages and help reduce the risk of disasters.

Oct 11, 2019 In the News Bangladesh India Merit of Bt brinjal technology Agriculture Production Health Nutrition Food Security The Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by Abdul Bayer who wrote it’s time to pay more attention to non-rice crops. IFPRI, in a coauthored paper by Akhter Ahmed, John Hoddinott, […]

Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Country: Mozambique Some 300,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and rebuilding challenges include finding finance, training masons and agreeing construction standards to avoid repeating past mistakes. By Denis McClean BEIRA, 10 October 2019 – Reconstruction of housing has yet to get underway in […]