Research, part of a special feature on Deeper Water: Exploring Barriers and Opportunities for the Emergence of Adaptive Water Governance ABSTRACT This paper contributes to scholarship on adaptive water governance (AWG), following policy reforms in South Africa, through a focus on systemic feedbacks for learning and adaptation as critical aspects of AWG. We draw insights
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22 March 2023
Black Sea Grain Initiative: Russia Reluctantly Agrees to a Two-Month Extension
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Black Sea Grain Initiative has been renewed – for now. Credit: Ihor Oinua/Unsplash By Alexander Kozul-WrightGENEVA, Mar 22 2023 (IPS) Given the complex interplay between geopolitics and financial markets, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sent shockwaves across the global economy. Admittedly, the implications both within and between countries have varied. However, there were
21 March 2023
Hundreds of trees to be felled for Cambridge bus route to tackle climate change
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Councillors vote to chop down trees in Coton Orchard for busway from Cambridge to Cambourne Hundreds of trees in an orchard designated as a habitat of principal importance in England should be felled to build a new busway to tackle climate change, councillors in Cambridgeshire voted on Tuesday. The county council voted by 33 to
21 March 2023
A network perspective on multi-scale water governance in the Lake Champlain Basin, Vermont
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Research ABSTRACT The prevalence and persistence of harmful cyanobacterial blooms demonstrate the importance of governance systems that effectively engage with many actors to address nonpoint pollution from a variety of sources across multiple spatial domains. Although the importance of social-ecological alignment on effective governance is increasingly clear, governance systems often evolve incrementally and in a
21 March 2023
BRAC International Signs MoU with Rwanda to Empower People in Extreme Poverty
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Jean Claude Muhire, Rwanda Program Director of BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative, a flagship program at BRAC International, and Samuel Dusengiyumva, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government sign the MoU in Kigali, Rwanda. Credit BRAC UPGI. By Joyce ChimbiKIGALI, Mar 21 2023 (IPS) Last week, BRAC International signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government
21 March 2023
Australia politics live: Labor MP breaks ranks over Aukus subs; poll shows support for deal falling
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Fremantle MP Josh Wilson expresses doubts about the $368bn project as voters question value Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Daniel continues: Let’s bring you some more details about the Labor MP Josh Wilson’s concerns about Aukus. He also used his speech to parliament last night to raise
20 March 2023
Investigating the coordination between ecological and economic systems in China’s green development process: a place-based interdisciplinary evaluation
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Research ABSTRACT Harmonizing human activities with the natural environment has received much attention as a development goal and is a longstanding pursuit of human society. In this study, we investigated the sustainability of green development from the perspective of the coordination between economic and environmental subsystems at the place-based scale, with 290 cities in China
20 March 2023
Keep Moving …
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By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Mar 20 2023 (IPS-Partners) Only forty-five days into our new Strategic Plan 2023-2026, Education Cannot Wait secured 55 percent of its total requirement for the coming four years, reaching $826 million at #HLFC2023. This is a significant milestone for education in emergencies and protracted crises, and ECW will continue to pursue
19 March 2023
Samoa PM urges world to save Pacific people from climate crisis obliteration
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Fiame Naomi Mata’afa pleads for action before landmark IPCC report is expected to issue ‘final warning’ What is the IPCC report and why does it matter? The world must step back from the brink of climate disaster to save the people of the Pacific from obliteration, the prime minister of Samoa has urged. On the
17 March 2023
Georgia: Danger Averted, for Now
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Cedit: Daro Sulakauri/Getty Images By Andrew FirminLONDON, Mar 17 2023 (IPS) Georgian civil society can breathe a sigh of relief. A proposed repressive law that would have severely worsened the space for activism has been shelved – for now. But the need for vigilance remains. Russia-style law A proposed ‘foreign agents’ law would have required