BALTIMORE, Maryland USA, Oct 14 (IPS) - World Food Day 2024 World Food Day seems like it should be a time to celebrate. A day to eat delicious meals and enjoy the rich traditions and cultures of food around the globe.
SYDNEY, Oct 14 (IPS) - The Pacific Islands region is both the frontline of the wrath that climate change is lashing on the environment and human life and the drive for innovation and solutions to stem the destruction and strengthen island ...
BULAWAYO, Oct 11 (IPS) - A holistic approach and transformative change of systems are needed to tackle biodiversity loss and to put the world on a sustainable path, an assessment by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and .. ...
When Ahmadi, a local storyteller on the Indonesian island of Simeulue, sings a lullaby to his one-year-old grandson, the song is not one about fairies and angels but rather about the precautions to take in a potential tsunami.
ROME, Oct 11 (IPS) - World Food Day 2024 This year the theme for World Food Day is "Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future." It's a timely reminder that all people have the right to adequate foods. But how do we get from a right to a .. ...
ROME, Oct 10 (IPS) - On November 20, 2023, Ulvi Hasanli, director of AbzasMedia --an independent media outlet in Azerbaijan--, was arrested when he was about to board a taxi to Baku airport. Meanwhile, uniformed officers raided AbzasMedia's ...
KOCHI, India, Oct 10 (IPS) - Fishworkers are often invisible in discussions about climate change, yet they are at the heart of food security, feeding millions while struggling to feed their own families. Their fight for survival is not just about ...
As Florida reeled from the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Milton - just the latest extreme weather event to generate international headlines - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the global climate crisis during a speech in ...
SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct 10 (IPS) - The Amazon is at a critical juncture. Despite its abundant biodiversity, cultural richness, and immeasurable environmental value, it faces serious threats that endanger its future and the communities that depend on it.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 09 (IPS) - After 2.5 years, US President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) is increasingly irrelevant due to its own limitations and broader US foreign policy shifts.