“There is no migration crisis; there is a crisis of solidarity” says UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. Credit: Credit: UNOHCR By Baher KamalMADRID, Dec 19 2022 (IPS) When tens of thousands of Europeans had to flee the horrors of two born-in-Europe devastating armed conflicts that attracted other powers: the World Wars I and II, they migrated
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18 December 2022
An assessment of the scope and comprehensiveness of well-being economy indicator sets: The cases of Iceland, Scotland and New Zealand
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Publication date: March 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 205 Author(s): David Cook, Takeshi Benjamín Kaji, Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir
17 December 2022
Digital Treatment of Genetic Resources Shakes Up COP15
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The executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, highlighted on Friday Dec. 16 the results of the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and fair benefit sharing at an event during COP15 in the Canadian city of Montreal. But the talks have not reached an agreement on the digital sequencing
15 December 2022
Care-based leadership in a core-periphery network: a South African case study in collaborative watershed governance
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Research ABSTRACT Considering increasing water insecurities related to climate change, there is a growing need for effective collaboration across core-periphery boundaries to restore and regenerate watershed vitality. It has been demonstrated that collaborative watershed governance is effective when there is a core group engaging in boundary acting, fostering interpersonal relationships, exchanging information, and sharing activities
15 December 2022
Education Cannot Wait Interviews Liesbet Steer, Executive Director of the Education Commission
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By External SourceDec 14 2022 (IPS-Partners) Dr. Liesbet Steer is the Executive Director of the Education Commission, chaired by UN Special Envoy for Global Education and Chair of the ECW High-Level Steering Group, The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown. Under Liesbet’s leadership, the Commission has been at the forefront of new thinking in education financing
14 December 2022
Everyday adaptation practices by coffee farmers in three mountain regions in Africa
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Research, part of a special feature on Everyday Adaptations to Climate Change ABSTRACT Mountain environments in East Africa experience more rapid increases in temperature than lower elevations, which, together with changing rainfall patterns, often negatively affect coffee production. However, little is known about the adaptation strategies used by smallholder coffee farmers in Africa. Using the
14 December 2022
Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco reveals why she was prepared to risk jail time
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Exclusive: In her first interview since being released from prison, Coco recalls how bushfires three years ago sparked her epiphany Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Deanna “Violet” Coco never imagined that she would end up in jail. Three years ago Coco was an entrepreneur, living in Sydney
13 December 2022
The Humanitarian Rescue Fleet Faces Hurricane Meloni
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Migrants spotted aboard a sinking dinghy boat somewhere off the Libyan coast. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza / IPS By Karlos ZurutuzaBARCELONA, Dec 13 2022 (IPS) It was a hellish journey aboard a crammed boat amid three-meter waves. It had started on a Libyan beach, and at the gates of winter. On December 11, the last 500
13 December 2022
Green tariffs: what are they and why do they matter?
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They are considered a means of levelling the playing field between countries with differing commitments to cutting carbon EU becomes first leading economy to legislate for ‘green tariff’ on imports Cutting carbon places costs on some industries, particularly those that rely heavily on fossil fuels at present, such as steelmaking, or that emit carbon as
12 December 2022
Scotland’s Money?
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What currency options would be available if Scotland became independent? This pamphlet describes how the globalisation of finance and the digitisation of records have fundamentally changed the nature of money and banking. The author considers the mechanics of a currency transition and concludes that the best option is the continued unilateral use of sterling for