Global IssuesNews headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 32
Kerala Proved Good Governance Vital in a Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Oct 06 (IPS) - When COVID-19 claimed millions of lives across India, Kerala state at the southern tip of the subcontinent stood apart for low mortality rates that experts attribute to good governance, a robust public health delivery system and strong civil society support.
In Brazil, Indigenous Leaders and Youth Activists Fight To Protect Amazon
- Inter Press Service
BRASÃLIA, Oct 05 (IPS) - Raffaello Nava, a youth and student activist, has fled his home at the peak of the global Coronavirus pandemic after receiving death threats from multinational companies that invaded his ancestral lands in the Amazon rainforest.
Open Migration Flows and Closed-Up Houses in Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Oct 04 (IPS) - Gladys swore she would not cry in front of her small children, but she still had to wipe away a couple of tears when she turned her head and looked, perhaps for the last time, at her dream house on Margarita Island in Venezuela, from where she migrated, driven by a lack of income and by fear.
Record-Breaking Global Migration
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct 03 (IPS) - On 14 June, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued his flagship annual report, Global Trends: Forced Displacement 2022. It states that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights abuse had dramatically increased by 19.1 million — the biggest increase on record — reaching a total of 108.4 million.
Wrecked by Climate Change, Farmers in Kashmir Shift to Lavender Cultivation
- Inter Press Service
BIJBEHARA, INDIA, Sep 29 (IPS) - Creating resilience is crucial to climate change justice. In Bijbehara, a hamlet south of Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, lavender farming has meant farmers grappling with unseasonal rains, prolonged heat waves, and severe water scarcity have found a new means of survival.
Peru Faces Challenge of Climate Change-Driven Internal Migration
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Sep 28 (IPS) - Nearly 700,000 people have migrated internally in Peru due to the effects of climate change. This mass displacement is a clear problem in this South American country, one of the most vulnerable to the global climate crisis due to its biodiversity, geography and 28 different types of climates.
Zimbabwes Food Security Ambitions in El Ni Crosshairs
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Sep 27 (IPS) - Zimbabwe is riding a wave of food security assurances after what officials said was last year’s bumper grain harvest, but recent El Niño forecasts could test the country’s agriculture production ambitions.
Skyrocketing Inflation Puts Food Security in Pakistan at Risk
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, Sep 26 (IPS) - “We are under extreme stress about skyrocketing prices of essential edible commodities and the cost of gas and electricity. The situation is becoming worse because every day. We must pay more for wheat flour, sugar, tea, milk, oil, etc.,” Azizullah Khan, a civil servant, says.
Why Floods Beyond Our Imagination Hit Nepalese Himalayan Town
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Sep 26 (IPS) - After heavy rains caused a flash flooding in the high mountains in the trans-Himalayan Mustang district of Nepal, residents and scientists have called for additional research and risk reduction measures in a region now considered vulnerable to climate-change-related disasters.
Barriers to Movement are the Never Ending Normal for Palestinians
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 (IPS) - Sundus Azza scans the news before she heads home, checking for signs that her 30-minute commute could turn into a four-hour-long slog. Any incident could make travel difficult.
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