Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South

Inter Press Service | News and Views from the Global South

Wake Up and Smell the Organic Coffee Busani Bafana In 1992, the idea of replanting her father’s ruined coffee farm seemed foolhardy at the time. But in retrospect it was the best business decision that Dorienne Rowan-Campbell, an international development consultant and broadcast journalist, could have made. Nearly three decades later, ... MORE > >

Q&A: Jamaica Pushes Climate Smart Policies to Secure the Future of its Food Supply Busani Bafana The island state of Jamaica is vulnerable to climate change which has in turn threatened both its economy and food production. But the Caribbean nation is taking the threat seriously and it has constructed a robust policy framework to support national climate action, particularly when it comes to ... MORE > >

Q&A: Suriname’s President Champions Preserving the World’s Forests Desmond Brown At the Bonn Climate Conference in 2017, Suriname announced its aspirations to maintain its forest coverage at 93 percent of the land area. For Suriname and other High Forest Cover and Low Deforestation (HFLD) nations, maintaining forest coverage is their contribution to saving the planet from ... MORE > >

Q&A: What of the Carbon Neutral Countries? Desmond Brown As High Forest Cover and Low Deforestation (HFLD) nations meet in Suriname at a major conference, it is obvious that the decision made by these countries to preserve their forests has been a difficult but good one. “It is a choice that governments have to make to determine whether they want to ... MORE > >

The Role Technology Can Play in Fighting Climate Change and Deforestation Desmond Brown At 51, Roberto Wong Loi Sing has spent nearly half of his life working in the field of engineering. But as he spends his days designing more efficient stormwater management systems, or water purification systems, for instance, the child in him comes alive as he combines his skills to find “win-win” ... MORE > >

Q&A: We Are Helping the World Mitigate Climate Change, Now it’s Time to Help Us Desmond Brown The Caribbean nation of Suriname may be one of the most forested countries in the world, with some 93 percent of the country’s surface area being covered in forests, but it is also the most threatened as it struggles with the impacts of climate change. Suriname, which has a population of just ... MORE > >

Our Forests Provide the World With Oxygen But We Need More Climate Change Finance - HFLD Countries Desmond Brown Suriname, the most forested country in the world, is this week hosting a major international conference on climate financing for High Forest Cover and Low Deforestation (HFLD) countries. Among other things, the Feb. 12 to 14 conference aims to make the international community more aware of the ... MORE > >

Q&A: Continuous Struggle for the Caribbean to be Heard in Climate Change Discussions Desmond Brown In recent years Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have experienced escalated climate change impacts from hurricanes, tropical storms and other weather-related events thanks to global warming of 1.0 ° Celsius (C) above pre-industrial levels. And it has had adverse effects on particularly ... MORE > >

Youth Bridge the Gap Between Climate Change and Climate Awareness in Guyana Desmond Brown A group of youngsters in the Caribbean who promote environmental protection in the region is on a drive to empower other youth to address some of the big issues facing their generation. National Coordinator of Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN), Kiefer Jackson, says the organisation has ... MORE > >

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 > >