Uzma of Ahmedpur Lama village, Punjab province, using her mobile phone at home. Credit: Irfan Ulhaq/IPS By Irfan UlhaqRAHIM YAR KHAN, Punjab, Pakistan, Jun 28 2022 (IPS) Farmer Abdul Waheed, 32, has been using his cell phone for everything but work for the past seven years. But after a recent training session he has installed
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28 June 2022
Digital Training in Pakistani Villages Yields Bumper Participation
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28 June 2022
Climate change role clear in many extreme events but social factors also key, study finds
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Professor says link to extreme weather sometimes overestimated but climate costs underestimated Climate change is to blame for the majority of the heatwaves being recorded around the planet but the relation to other extreme events and their impacts on society is less clear, according to a study. “I think on the one hand we overestimate
28 June 2022
Australia ‘ill-prepared’ for food insecurity driven by war and climate crisis, former defence leaders say
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Former military heads warn of risks to food supply ahead of report from Australian Security Leaders Climate Group Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Australia is badly prepared for food insecurity fuelled by the climate crisis and war, former military leaders
27 June 2022
Global Biodiversity Agenda: Nairobi Just Added More to Montreal’s Plate
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A placard on display at activists’ demonstration outside the 4th meeting of the CBD Working Group at the UNEP headquarter in Nairobi. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Stella PaulNairobi, Jun 27 2022 (IPS) As the last working group meeting of the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Agenda concluded here on Sunday, the delegates’ job at COP15 Montreal
26 June 2022
Seville to name and classify heatwaves in effort to protect public
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Spanish city becomes first in the world to adopt measure as periods of hot weather become more frequent The southern Spanish city of Seville is to become the first in the world to name and classify heatwaves – much in the way that tropical storms or hurricanes are named – in an effort to better
25 June 2022
Thousands protest against G7 in Munich as leaders gather for summit
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Demands include end to fossil fuels, preservation of biodiversity and greater social justice About 3,500 protesters have gathered in Munich as the G7 group of leading economic powers prepare to hold their annual gathering in the Bavarian Alps in Germany, which holds the rotating presidency this year. Police said earlier that they were expecting a
25 June 2022
Digital Tools Complement Organic Farming at Islamic School in Indonesia
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Orange trees growing with the help of a digital watering system attached to the water tank on the right side. Al Ittifaq farm, Ciwidey, West Java, Indonesia. Credit: Kompas By Kafil YaminCIWIDEY, West Java, Indonesia, Jun 24 2022 (IPS) It appears to be business as usual at the Al-Ittifaq pesantren, the local term for an
23 June 2022
Los Angeles may ban new gas stations to help combat climate emergency
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The city famous for its car culture could quit building fossil fuel infrastructure – and it would be the largest city to do so yet Los Angeles could become the largest city to prohibit the construction of new gas stations, joining a movement that seeks to limit fossil fuels at the local level as part
22 June 2022
Stronger Healthcare Systems Critical for Africa’s Socioeconomic Transformation
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As Africa rebuilds following the pandemic, investment in the fight against malaria and NTDs will make healthcare systems more resilient and support longer-term pandemic preparedness. Credit: UNDP Kenya/James Ochweri By Claude Mambo MuvunyiKIGALI, Jun 22 2022 (IPS) Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems globally have battled to deal with the repercussions unleashed
22 June 2022
A new adaptive cycle for Ecology and Society
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Editorial Ecology and Society was launched 25 years ago as a result of C.S. (Buzz) Holling’s vision for a new type of journal, one that was free to read, inexpensive to publish in, interdisciplinary, web-based, and encouraged novel thinking and grounded speculation. When Buzz eventually stepped down as Editor-in-Chief (EIC), Ecology and Society was able