Action taken against stall-owners at the Refugees Bazaar in Peshawar. Afghan refugees say they are unfairly targeted by the authorities. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS By Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Aug 15 2022 (IPS) Afghan refugees living in Pakistan face a host of problems, ranging from seeking medical treatment to shelter, business, police harassment and violence. Many of those
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15 August 2022
Afghan Refugees, Medical Visitors Bemoan Treatment in Pakistan
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15 August 2022
Greens propose shutting down all Victorian coal-fired power plants by 2030
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Exclusive: New bill also increases the state’s legislated renewable energy target to 100% by decade’s end Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Victoria’s three remaining coal-fired power plants would be progressively shut down over the next eight years, under a Greens bill to be introduced to parliament this week.
13 August 2022
Bottled water stations opened in Surrey after issues at treatment works
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Residents of Cranleigh faced with empty taps and low pressure as country braved another heatwave Bottled water stations have been opened in Surrey as residents were left without water due to a technical issue on one of the hottest days of the year. Many residents woke up to a diminished water supply or low pressure
13 August 2022
Education Cannot Wait Proud to Participate in Global Citizen Festival 2022: Calling on World Leaders and Donors to Empower Girls and End Extreme Poverty Now
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Metallica, Mariah Carey, Jonas Brothers, Charlie Puth, Måneskin, Mickey Guyton and Rosalía set to perform at Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on 24 September 2022 – Hosted by Global Citizen Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas By External SourceNEW YORK, Aug 12 2022 (IPS-Partners) Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – the United Nations global fund
11 August 2022
Woody plant encroachment pervasive across three socially and ecologically diverse ecoregions
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Research ABSTRACT Woody plant encroachment in grasslands represents one of the greatest challenges for global biodiversity conservation. Furthermore, this is a social-ecological problem, where human activity and behavior have resulted in significant changes in ecological processes that control woody plants, and failure to fully recognize the role of human activity has led to continued loss
11 August 2022
Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’
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Hundreds were marooned in the downpour as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather Recent severe rains in Death Valley that flushed debris across roadways, damaged infrastructure and carried away cars are being described by meteorologists and park officials as a once-in 1,000-year event. The arid valley was pelted with roughly an inch
10 August 2022
A call for agile futures practice in service of transformative change: lessons from envisioning positive climate futures emerging from the pandemic
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Insight ABSTRACT Amid growing urgency behind the need to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the world into another crisis. Prominent conceptualizations of transformation suggest that crises like the pandemic may create windows of opportunity for transformative change, such as the scope and scale of systemic change required to address the
10 August 2022
Climate Change Conclusion: Time for Bold Action
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Due to the increasingly visible consequences of climate change, governments are finding it difficult to downplay the warnings of scientists. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Aug 10 2022 (IPS) With climate change bringing about increasing numbers of human deaths and untold suffering, and rising economic, social, and environmental consequences worldwide, it’s time
10 August 2022
Women Have Always Trailed Men in Research Output: How COVID Made the Situation Worse
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Having younger or multiple dependants at various educational stages and the demands of home schooling had a negative impact on the outputs of women academics. Credit: Bigstock By External SourceAug 9 2022 (IPS) The under-representation of women in research is well documented. Emerging evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this inequality and disrupted
10 August 2022
Trillions of dollars at risk because central banks’ climate models not up to scratch
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Climate research finds modelling used cannot predict localised extreme weather, leading to poor estimations of risk Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast Trillions of dollars may be misallocated to deal with the wrong climate threats around the world because the models used by central banks and regulators aren’t fit