Effects of human-caused global heating are blocking vital winter rains, with severe implications for farming and tourism Spain and Portugal are suffering their driest climate for at least 1,200 years, according to research, with severe implications for both food production and tourism. Most rain on the Iberian peninsula falls in winter as wet, low-pressure systems
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4 July 2022
Spain and Portugal suffering driest climate for 1,200 years, research shows
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4 July 2022
Why We Need a Digital Safe Space for LGBTQ Youth – Thoughts from Asian Teens
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Recently, I watched a documentary titled Why We Can’t See Disabled People [in Korea]. It chronicled how disabled people fought for their right to mobility throughout the past 20 years—and how the public has turned a blind eye to them time and time again. South Korea is an incredibly unkind country when it comes to
4 July 2022
‘Industrial revolution’: Australia’s decarbonisation needs rigorous management, thinktank warns
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Grattan Institute paper recommends allowing trading of carbon credits and a firm limit on emissions for country’s largest polluters Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast Australia’s biggest polluters need a rigorous emissions reduction regime that avoids exemptions for trade-exposed industries, according to the Grattan Institute, which says decarbonising Australian
3 July 2022
IPBES to Release New Assessments on the Values of Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Wild Species
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Dr Anne Larigauderie, the Executive Secretary of IPBES. Credit: IPBES By Manipadma JenaNew Delhi, Jul 3 2022 (IPS) Speaking to IPS about the importance of biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people, Dr Anne Larigauderie, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), stressed the importance of moving from knowledge and policy
2 July 2022
‘Perfect storm’ of crises is widening global inequality, says UN chief
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Exclusive: António Guterres says growing north and south divide is ‘morally unacceptable’ and dangerous Humanity is facing a “perfect storm” of crises that is widening inequality between the north and south, the UN secretary general has warned. The divide is not only “morally unacceptable” but dangerous, further threatening peace and security in a conflicted world.
2 July 2022
The World Is Melting Down and the Cause is Corruption- The G20 Needs to Take Action
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The G20 needs to strengthen regulatory authorities across its membership and expand sanctions for violating Anti-Money Laundering requirements. By Blair Glencorse and Sanjeeta PantWASHINGTON DC, Jul 1 2022 (IPS) The G20 is meeting again next week in Indonesia for the second time this year- at a moment when the world is facing the most difficult
30 June 2022
Implications of Panarchy for ecosystem service research: the role of system dynamics in service delivery
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Insight, part of a special feature on Panarchy: the Metaphor, the Theory, the Challenges, and the Road Ahead ABSTRACT Panarchy illustrates the dynamic nature of social-ecological systems and their nestedness and interconnectedness through time and space. Although there have been great advances in ecosystem service (ES) research, it has only rarely integrated dynamic interaction of
29 June 2022
Reimagining Ageing: Older Persons as Agents of Development
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By Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaBANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 29 2022 (IPS) Older persons are highly visible across Asia and the Pacific: they work in agricultural fields producing our food supplies, peddle their wares as street vendors, drive tuk-tuks and buses, exercise in our parks, lead some of the region’s most successful companies and form an integral part
29 June 2022
Chris Bowen to announce review of carbon credits system after expert labelled it a ‘fraud’
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Climate change minister says inquiry needed as carbon offset scheme is integral to target of 43% emissions reduction by 2030 Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast The climate change minister, Chris Bowen, is poised to unveil a sweeping review into Australia’s carbon credit system after an expert whistleblower characterised
28 June 2022
How do basin committees deal with water crises? Reflections for adaptive water governance from South America
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Research, part of a special feature on Deeper Water: Exploring Barriers and Opportunities for the Emergence of Adaptive Water Governance ABSTRACT Adaptive water governance involves collaboration among multiple actors, social learning, and flexibility to deal with shocks and surprises. Crises thus become a useful context to assess how the institutional arrangements contribute to adaptation. However,