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21 July 2022
‘The world is counting on us’: Biden vows to tackle climate ‘emergency’ – live
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21 July 2022
Amplifying the SDGs Requires Fresh Storytelling Tactics
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The media could play a vital role in the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a webinar on the media and SDGs heard. Credit: Juliet Morrison/IPS By Juliet MorrisonNew York, Jul 20 2022 (IPS) With the latest United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report revealing that much progress toward the SDGs has been
20 July 2022
Biden to make Wednesday climate address as dangerous heat grips US and world – live
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Manchin blunts Democrats’ hopes of passing climate bill Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email The board of American journalism’s highest honor, the Pulitzer Prizes, has put out a statement upholding its awarding of the 2018 prize in National Reporting to reporters from The New York Times and The Washington
19 July 2022
Digital Record-Keeping Eases the Burden of Mongolian Herders
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Herder D. Chimiddulam waits at home for her son, who is looking for missing livestock. Credit: Namuunbolor Tumur-Ochir/IPS By Namuunbolor Tumur-OchirBAT ULZII DISTRICT, Mongolia, Jul 19 2022 (IPS) “My son went after his cow. He will come soon. Our work starts as soon as the sun rises — milking the cows, herding the sheep, rearing
19 July 2022
West Virginia to resume abortions after judge blocks enforcement of ban – live
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Decision clears way for the state’s lone abortion clinic to re-open Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Jody Hice, a Georgia congressman who believes the baseless theory that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating efforts to disrupt the results
19 July 2022
Most Suspended Ugandan NGOs Still in Limbo
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Many NGOs suspended in 2021 remain in limbo. There have been allegations that the organisations’ suspension was because they were critical of President Yoweri Museveni’s government and policies. Graphic Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS By Issa Sikiti da SilvaKampala, Jul 18 2022 (IPS) Nearly a year after the Ugandan government suspended 54 NGOs for allegedly operating illegally
17 July 2022
Penny Mordaunt pledges to create ‘millions of green jobs’ if elected Tory leader
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Exclusive: Conservative leadership candidate sets out her views on climate change and the environment Politics live: latest updates Penny Mordaunt has told Conservative critics of net zero that “environmentalism and conservatism go hand in hand” as she vowed to create “millions of green jobs” if elected leader. The MP for Portsmouth North is the only
17 July 2022
Climate chief Alok Sharma warns: I may quit if new PM dumps net zero pledge
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The cabinet minister and Cop26 president could resign if the new Tory leader fails to commit to a strong green agenda The cabinet minister who led last year’s landmark Cop26 UN climate summit has made a dramatic intervention in the Tory leadership race, suggesting he could resign if the incoming prime minister fails to commit
16 July 2022
Webinar: Lessons in Development from the Global South: 50 Years of BRAC
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By External SourceJul 15 2022 (IPS-Partners) This virtual event was hosted by BRAC, the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN, and the Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the UN on the sidelines of the 2022 UN High Level Political Forum. This webinar reflects on BRAC’s role in generating development lessons in the Global
14 July 2022
Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown in Hubei, China: cessation of incense burning reduces regional landscape fire
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Research ABSTRACT Both anthropogenic and climatic factors are important determinants of landscape fire. Because the two groups of factors are intertwined and often act simultaneously, dissecting their effects on landscape fire is challenging. We used the COVID-19 lockdown event in Hubei, in which all immediate influences of anthropogenic factors were effectively removed, to quantify the