The Arab region is among the most water-scarce regions, as nearly 392 million people live in countries facing water scarcity ...

Lack of water threatens the very existence of family farming in Chile, forcing farmers to adopt new techniques or to leave their land. The shortage is caused by a 15-year drought and exacerbated by ...

Venezuela has undertaken the task of covering the remains of its last glacier, La Corona, on Humboldt Peak at 4,900 meters above sea level in the Andes mountains in the southwest of the country, with ...

With the monsoon in Bangladesh, Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar have emerged as a dengue hotspot, with the mosquito-borne disease continuing to spread among the stateless refugees. "A total of 1 ...

Armed with twigs and placards, enraged residents from a semi-pastoral community 360 km north of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, protested this week against wanton destruction of indigenous forest – their ...

As international leaders gathered at the United Nations in the middle of September to address plans to eradicate global poverty, the Bush administration notified Congress that it will withhold the U.S ...

Africa has had a terrible record dealing with extreme poverty. The late Adebayo Adedeji, the legendary head of the United ...

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5 2024 (IPS) - The decision of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, to adopt two laws that would severely limit or outright ban UNRWA has the potential to set a dangerous precedent, ...

Electrical panels are the heart of any building’s electrical system, distributing power to every room, appliance, and device. In Chicago, where buildings range from historic homes to modern high-rises ...

In today’s fast-moving business world, CEOs and leaders are continuously faced with complex challenges that require strategic thinking, fast decision-making, and resilience. Surprisingly, one of the ...

The Yakima River runs southeast from the Cascade Mountains through central Washington state to merge with the Columbia a little north of Oregon. From the small city of Yakima on down, its course ...

Kurdish fighters have emerged as a powerful player in the Syrian war thanks to the Yekîneyên Parastina Gel (YPG - “People's Protection Units”), a seemingly well-organised armed group which has so far ...