By Fahmida HasanApr 20 2020 (IPS-Partners) While one-fourth of the world’s population is under home-quarantine to contain the spread of the novel Covid-19 pandemic, another crisis is brewing behind closed doors—domestic violence. Research shows that in emergencies be it conflicts, economic crisis or during disease outbreaks, there has been a repeat pattern of increase in
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20 April 2020
Addressing the rise in domestic violence during lockdown
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20 April 2020
‘We can’t go back to normal’: how will coronavirus change the world? – podcast
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Times of upheaval are always times of radical change. Some believe the pandemic is a once-in-a-generation chance to remake society and build a better future. Others fear it may only make existing injustices worse. By Peter C Baker • Read the text version here Continue reading…
19 April 2020
Multiattribute decision making for the assessment of disaster resilience in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area
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Disaster resilience assessments are critical to both urban and rural development, especially in disaster-prone regions. The Three Gorges Reservoir Area is a typical disaster-prone area, but there is a lack of research on disaster resilience in this area. We proposed a set of indicators and methodologies as a development of a comprehensive disaster resilience evaluation
19 April 2020
The Guardian joins forces with hundreds of newsrooms to promote climate solutions
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As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day approaches, we’re partnering with newsrooms around the world to report on solutions to the climate crisis – and drive hope Even as the coronavirus pandemic terrorizes the world, there’s another global emergency the media can’t afford to stop covering. Fifty years ago this week, the environmental movement staged
18 April 2020
Rebuild it, shade it, breed it: three tactics to buy time for the Great Barrier Reef
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While emissions reduction is the only long-term solution, scientists are testing ways to keep the reef going in a warming world Can the world’s greatest coral reef system be rescued from the rapid march of the climate crisis? With global temperatures already about 1C higher than pre-industrial levels, Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef has been through
17 April 2020
Global Leaders Must Prioritise Children’s Wellbeing amid Coronavirus Pandemic – UN
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This playground just outside the Slovak capital, Bratislava, was sealed off to stop people spreading the virus. Similar measures were in place in cities and towns across Europe. Credit: Ed Holt/IPS By Samira SadequeUNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 2020 (IPS) United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday pleaded with global leaders and families to ensure
16 April 2020
Brightening clouds and coral larvae: study picks best Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas
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Australian government to back 43 concepts in ambitious $150m research and development program Brightening clouds with salt crystals and deploying slicks of coral larvae to try and limit the impacts of global heating on the Great Barrier Reef are among more than 40 concepts being backed by the Australian government in an ambitious $150m research
15 April 2020
No Space for Social Distancing in Rohingya Refugee Camps
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Mohammad Rafique (right) and other refugee children gathered at the Rohingya market in Kutupalong camp to sell vegetables he brought earlier from a local market in this photo dated Mar. 11, 2020. This was two weeks before Bangladesh went into a nationwide lockdown in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Credit: Rafiqul
14 April 2020
India’s Liberal Abortion Law, Nullified by Social Stigma
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Sex workers in Chennai give a thumps up to India’s liberalised abortion law. Many sex workers are living with HIV and face discrimination and stigma in accessing safe abortions. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Stella PaulNEW DEHLI, Apr 14 2020 (IPS) Arti Zodpe is from the Tamasha (folk dance-drama) theatre in Sangli, in India’s Maharashtra state.
14 April 2020
Water in estuaries along NSW coast has warmed by more than 2C, study finds
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Scientists say the rapid change could have negative effects on fisheries and aquaculture, and impact coastal vegetation Water in estuaries along 1,100km of Australia’s south-east coast warmed by more than 2C between 2007 and 2019, a new study finds. The rapid change could have negative effects on fisheries and aquaculture, as well as impact coastal