By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world’s population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis. ...
In Glasgow, Indigenous People Pound the Table for Their Rights
GLASGOW, Nov 04 (IPS) – “For my people, the effects of climate change are a daily reality. The rainy season is shorter and when...
LONDON, Nov 05 (IPS) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced its intention to double the mobilisation of private sector...
About 22 months since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, and almost a year since the first vaccines were approved, reported cases and deaths from the...
‘Energy day’at COP26: Voices call out for an end to use of coal, gas and oil
Fittingly, the sun broke through the clouds over Glasgow on Thursday as delegations and participants prepared for ‘energy day’ at COP26, one of the...
The UN barometer of world food prices has surged to a new peak, reaching its highest level since July 2011, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced this Thursday. Read the full story, “World food...
Brainless sponges contain early echoes of a nervous system
Brains are like sponges, slurping up new information. But sponges may also be a little bit like brains. Sponges, which are humans’ very distant...
Here’s what the next 10 years of space science could look like
The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey is basically a sneak preview of the next 10 years of U.S. space science. Every decade, experts assembled...
A child’s partial skull adds to the mystery of how Homo naledi treated the dead
A child’s partial skull found in a remote section of a South African cave system has fueled suspicion that an ancient hominid known as...
Although policies and planning for climate change adaptation are increasing, financing and implementation lag behind, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new...
The Dollar-Gold Standard’s Lingering Demise 
BRAZIL: ‘Resistance Is Intergenerational, and Art Is How Energy Gets Renewed’ 
The Global Leaders Network Pushes to Protect Women’s and Children’s Health 
The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 5