Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South

Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South

Climate Change Threatens Mexico's Atlantic Coast Emilio Godoy "I couldn't plant my cornfield in May, because it rained too early. I lost everything," lamented Marcos Canté, an indigenous farmer, as he recounted the ravages that climate change is wreaking on this municipality on Mexico's Caribbean coast. The phenomenon, caused by human activities related ... MORE > >

A Salty Dilemma Tharanga Yakupitiyage As the threat of water scarcity increasingly grows, many have turned to the Earth’s plentiful oceans for a solution. However, this has created a new risk threatening public and environmental health: brine. In a new study, the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment, and ... MORE > >

Building Mongolia’s Green Future Tharanga Yakupitiyage and IPS Correspondent The landlocked country of Mongolia sparks certain images in the mind—rolling hills with horses against a picturesque backdrop. However, the East Asian country is facing a threat that will change its landscape: climate change. “Climate change isn’t affecting everyone around the world evenly. ... MORE > >

Journalism in Nicaragua Under Siege José Adán Silva Eight months of social and political crisis in Nicaragua have hit the exercise of independent journalism in the country, with 712 cases of violations of the free exercise of journalism, one murdered reporter, two in prison and dozens fleeing into exile, in addition to several media outlets ... MORE > >

With All Things Equal Would the Ruling Party have Won the Elections in Bangladesh ? Naimul Haq It was the first time in the history of parliamentary elections in Bangladesh that a party won with such a huge margin. But according to local analysts familiar with Bangladesh's political climate, the victory by the ruling Awami League (AL) led coalition—which won over 96 percents of seats in ... MORE > >

UN Lambasted on High-Level Appointments Thalif Deen The world’s developing countries, comprising over two-thirds of the 193 UN member states, are complaining they are not being adequately represented in the higher echelons of the world body –- despite competent candidates with strong professional and academic qualifications vying for these ... MORE > >

Shedding Light on Forced Child Pregnancy and Motherhood in Latin America Mariela Jara Research and campaigns by women’s rights advocates are beginning to focus on the problem of Latin American girls under the age of 14 who are forced to bear the children of their rapists, with the lifelong implications that entails and without the protection of public policies guaranteeing their ... MORE > >

Argentina's Indigenous People Fight for Land Rights Daniel Gutman Nancy López lives in a house made of clay, wood and corrugated metal sheets, on private land dedicated to agriculture. She is part of an indigenous community of 12 families in northern Argentina that, like almost all such communities, has no title to the land it occupies and lives under the ... MORE > >

Q&A: 'There's a Lot More Climate Finance Available than People Think' Yazeed Kamaldien While growth in the green economy looks promising, government regulation and a business-as-usual approach are among the hurdles inhibiting cleaner energy production. Dr. Frank Rijsberman, director-general of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), believes shifts are needed to realise more ... MORE > >

Blue Economy Can be a Lifeline for Africa Ruth Waruhiu By efficient management, the sustainable exploitation of resources in oceans, seas, lakes and rivers—also known as the blue economy—could contribute up to .5 trillion to the global economy, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, an intergovernmental organization ... MORE > >

We Are All DukDukDiya: Humming Bird with One Drop of Water at a Time Jamison Ervin There is a Quechan fable about a hummingbird named Dukdukdiya. During a fierce forest fire, while all other animals stood in stunned fear, Dukdukdiya alone took action by repeatedly carrying a single drop of water in her beak to the flames. When asked why she bothered with such paltry efforts, she ... MORE > >