Climate
Weathermen: Listen to the fishers, it works
MM Paniyil A new system of marine forecasts is helping fishers in Kerala to better plan their fishing trips in the Arabian Sea, which […]
Category: Sustainable Development
Environment
‘Medieval’ Diseases Flare in US As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
Anna Gorman Infectious diseases — some that ravaged populations in the Middle Ages — are resurging in California and around the country, and are […]
Sustainable Business
Communities challenge lithium production in Argentina
Sabrina Roth Indigenous communities in Jujuy reject extraction, saying it violates rights and depletes water resources North-east Argentina forms one corner of a now […]
Climate
Arctic winter temperatures will increase 3-5°C by 2050
Even if Paris Agreement goals met, Arctic winter temperatures will increase 3-5°C by 2050 compared to 1986-2005 levels. Thawing permafrost could wake ‘sleeping giant’ […]
Health
WHO launches new global influenza strategy
WHO released a Global Influenza Strategy for 2019-2030 aimed at protecting people in all countries from the threat of influenza. The goal of the […]
Data & Reports
First ever global scientific eating plan forgets the world’s poor
Silvia Alonso Alvarez, International Livestock Research Institute ; Isabelle Baltenweck, International Livestock Research Institute ; Lora Iannotti, Washington University in St Louis, and Paula […]
Sustainable Business
Accountability Can Reverse Plastic Pollution Crisis, says WWF Report
Global plastics pollution has been created in one generation and, with system-wide accountability, can be solved in one generation. The global plastics pollution crisis […]
Biodiversity
Buzzfeed report exposes abuses on global scale by WWF-funded guards
A major investigation by news site Buzzfeed has today exposed a shocking level of violent abuse by ecoguards and rangers funded by the World Wildlife Fund […]
Data & Reports
America uses 322 billion gallons of water each day. Here’s where it goes.
Todd Reubold A recent report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides an overview of water withdrawals across the country. From cooling power plants […]
Aid
Ebola Escalated Response: WB commits US$80 Million to DR Congo
The World Bank Group and the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) have approved a total of up to US$80 million in grants to support over half […]
Cities
Climate’s ‘time bomb’ for world’s groundwater has some serious lessons for Indian cities
Extreme weather events such as droughts and heavy precipitation days are two of the major impacts of global warming. These events, whose frequency and […]
Data & Reports
Why the IDRC won’t rush its open data policy
Naser Faruqui Without appropriate technical and financial support, an across-the-board policy requiring the development of open data management and sharing plans could easily become […]