There’s been an intriguing call from the United Kingdom for planners to design green “burial corridors” along major roads and rights of way, to ensure that there will be room for the dearly departed in coming decades. John Ashton, an independent public health consultant in Liverpool, pitched the plan as […]
Read MoreSource: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory Since 2009 some 400 people have been displaced or otherwise affected by demolitions, half of whom were children under 18 years of age. Sur Bahir (pop. 24,000) is a Palestinian neighbourhood in the south east of Jerusalem. […]
Read MoreSource: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre Country: World Many lower-impact disasters would be preventable if people had early warnings of severe weather, infrastructure like flood defences, or access to water amid drought, and governments were more aware of which areas were most vulnerable. Mami Mizutori, the UN secretary-general’s special […]
Read MoreANTARA – Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika ( BMKG) Bandung memprakirakan puncak musim kemarau akan terjadi pada Agustus mendatang. Kekeringan dipastikan mengancam pertanian di sejumlah wilayah. Untuk itu, Pemerintah …
Read MoreANTARA – Selasa (9/7) menjadi saat digelarnya Gerakan Nasional peduli Mangrove yang digelar serentak di 12 provinsi. Termasuk di Pantai Bahak, Kabupaten Probolinggo, Jawa Timur, yang menjadi salah satu lokasi penanaman …
Read MoreTGPF kasus Novel Baswedan ungkap hasil investigasi pada pekan depan.
Read MoreSource: UN Children’s Fund Country: Bangladesh, Myanmar Education for over 60,000 children in camps and host communities is disrupted because of damage to learning centres, while more than 500,000 of them are in need of humanitarian assistance. Education for over 60,000 children in camps and host community is disrupted because […]
Read MoreMenteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (LHK) Siti Nurbaya Bakar mengatakan pelestarian hutan mangrove menjadi salah satu upaya menstablikan kondisi lingkungan. “Pelestarian kawasan ini juga menjadi salah satu langkah …
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