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NAIROBI, Apr 09 (IPS) - In East Africa, climate change has made water a lifeline and threat.

WASHINGTON DC, Apr 09 (IPS) - This June, world leaders will gather in Seville for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), a milestone opportunity to reimagine how the global economy delivers for people and the planet. ...

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, marked the strongest earthquake the nation has experienced in over a century and the second deadliest in it's history. The earthquake caused ...

NAIROBI, Apr 08 (IPS) - Good Food for All is the motto of The Chef's Manifesto, a project that brings together more than 1,500 chefs from around the world to explore how to ensure the food they prepare is planet-friendly and sustainable.

NAIROBI, Apr 08 (IPS) - Global food and nutrition insecurity levels are hurtling towards a catastrophe. To counter these problems, leading world experts say science is the 'silver bullet.' That science will build climate-resilient agri-food systems, ...

GENEVA, Apr 08 (IPS) - The ever-evolving tariff agenda has become a leading topic of public discourse and left stock exchanges spinning. Economists almost unanimously agree that the taxes levied on imported goods raise prices for consumers and ...

NAIROBI, Apr 07 (IPS) - The world's leading scientists and decision-makers in agriculture, climate, and health are meeting in Nairobi this week to promote innovation and partnerships towards a food, nutrition, and climate-secure future. As current .. ...

CANDELARIA DE LA FRONTERA, El Salvador, Apr 07 (IPS) - In Central America's Dry Corridor, climatic conditions hinder water and food production because rainfall in this ecoregion--from May to December--is less predictable than in the rest of the ...

NAIROBI, Apr 07 (IPS) - CGIAR and the Kenyan Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) are bringing together the world's leading scientists and decision-makers in agriculture, climate, and health for the first CGIAR Science Week. This ...

Apr 04 (IPS) - CIVICUS speaks with Daniel Simons, Senior Legal Counsel Strategic Defence for Greenpeace International, about the lawsuit brought by an oil and gas company against Greenpeace and its broader implications for civil society. Greenpeace . ...