The iconic Chinese fishing nets along the Kerala coast offer a picturesque scene that draws tourists from around the world. However, the fishworkers that have used them for…
Read more With Climate Change, Government Apathy, Who Should Kerala’s Fishworkers Turn To?Illicit financial flows. Credit: IPS Opinion by Khalid Saifullah (new york) Friday, October 04, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 04 (IPS) – Khalid Saifullah, Fellow, Save Bangladesh…
Read more To Put a Stop to Siphoning off Money, Start with DataAll six African sub-regions have experienced an increase in the temperature trends over the past six decades, leading to severe water stresses, not enough food and deepening poverty.…
Read more Climate Action Greatest Economic Opportunity of this Century, Says UN Climate ChiefShips await their turn to cross the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Emilio Godoy (panama) Friday, August 09, 2024…
Read more Hydrogen from Renewables or Fossil Fuels? The Panamanian QuestionGreen chillies, salt and ants on a stone mortar pestle depicts the process of how the chutney is prepared. Photo courtesy: Rajesh Padhial by Diwash Gahatraj (udula, india) Tuesday,…
Read more Mayurbhanj Kai Chutney: From Forests to Global Food TablesAndiswa Mlisa, Principal Advisor – Business Development, PIRMO at SPC giving a demo at the Digital Earth Pacific launch. Credit: SPC by Catherine Wilson Monday, April 15, 2024…
Read more Pioneering Digital Initiative Empowers Pacific Islands to Tackle Climate DisastersOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, February 07, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 07 (IPS) – Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in international…
Read more Neocolonial ISDS, Abused, Biased, Costly, and Grossly UnfairThird UN Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries will be an opportunity to address the issues these countries face. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Tuesday, February 06,…
Read more Landlocked Developing Countries Conference to Address DevelopmentThe US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, with CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe while on tour in Africa. Some commentators have questioned the effectiveness of US foreign policy…
Read more Blinkens Visit to Africa: Is US Counterterrorism Counterproductive?Transforming food systems is key to solving food insecurity on the African continent. A powerful and unified effort is needed to ensure food systems are transformed to be…
Read more New Era: Unlocking Africas Agriculture Potential Through CGIAR TAAT ModelOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 20 (IPS) – The World Bank insists commercial finance is…
Read more World Bank Enables Private Capture of Profits, Public ResourcesA farmer tends to his tomatoes. Because of the risks in the agricultural sector, including climate change, many farmers were not able to get finance. Now several non-profits…
Read more Innovative Financial Services Transform Agricultural Entrepreneurship in AfricaOn residential streets of Caracas with little traffic it is possible to see cars that have been abandoned by their owners for years. They probably migrated from Venezuela…
Read more Migration Puts the Brakes on Venezuela’s VehiclesTabeth Gowere (76) makes extra cash from weaving plastic waste. A group of seniors started weaving plastic out of a need to improve the environment and make some…
Read more Seniors Thriving Through Plastic Waste in ZimbabweThe state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) oil company is completing its seventh refinery on a 600-hectare site at Dos Bocas in the municipality of Paraíso, in the southeastern state…
Read more Pemex Exploits Fossil Fuels with Money from International BanksExperts are calling on countries to change their policies to protect locally produced products. For example, Nigeria is an exporter of rubber but imports tyres; Ghana exports cocoa,…
Read more African Agro-Processors Call for Policies Conducive to Local ManufacturingSara López (C) and other members of the Regional Indigenous and Popular Council of Xpujil are seen here in a photo from 2020, while campaigning against the environmental…
Read more Mexico Turns to Military EntrepreneursOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Thursday, August 24, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 24 (IPS) – International governance arrangements are in trouble. Condemned…
Read more UN Must Reclaim Multilateral Governance from PretendersAhunna Eziakonwa Opinion by Ahunna Eziakonwa (tokyo, japan) Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Japan, Aug 23 (IPS) – At this year’s G7 summit in Japan, global…
Read more Unlocking Africas Potential: Strengthening Partnerships for Sustainable ProgressOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 26 (IPS) – Currency values and foreign exchange rates change…
Read more Exchange Rate Movements Due to Interest Rates, Speculation, Not Fundamentals
