CNN — The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to “spiral out of control” as increased demand for water and the intensifying impacts of the climate crisis put huge pressure on water resources, a UN report has warned. Water use has increased by about 1% aContinue Reading
Comment on this story Comment BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister Sunday promised sweeping measures to tackle climate change — which has affected millions across the country — including plans to meet a third of the country’s electricity demands using renewable energy. Climate change for years has compounded the woes ofContinue Reading
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks on “Next Steps in the Evolution of Development Finance” at a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2023. Leah Millis | Reuters Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that climate change is already taking a significant economicContinue Reading
Sixteen-year-old Sofia (left) and 13-year-old André Oliveira stand in Parque da Paz in Lisbon. The siblings are two of six young people in Portugal who are suing the governments of Europe’s most polluting countries, including their own, to force them to cut emissions. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption ClaireContinue Reading
Eli Avidar of Beitenu, Israel, called Netanyahu’s democracy “bad,” and called for a veto if coalition members did not support the prime minister’s bills. Eli Avidar, MK Beitenu Israel in the Knesset, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is known for his troubled behavior, said on Saturday that he wasContinue Reading
For many Hondurans, Sunday’s election will be about removing a party whose successive administrations are widely seen as deepening the country’s corruption over the past 12 years, driving tens of thousands to flee the country By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press November 26, 2021, 3:27 PM • 5Continue Reading
There are still many questions to be answered about how it will last in the coming months. The key will be the decisions made by the DA, and how these councils will work. It depends on whether they form a coalition or not. At the same time, the leader ofContinue Reading
It was early morning in Kabul, Afghanistan, when Fatima Amiri first heard the gunshots from inside her classroom. She and hundreds of other students had been preparing for college entrance exams at the time, but then the girls began screaming in panic. Amiri swiftly stood up to calm the classContinue Reading
World leaders at COP26 signed a new climate change agreement. But young people are skeptical about when those promises will turn into action, and if the actions go far enough. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Passionate youth activists made their voices heard at the U.N. Climate Summit, COP26, earlier this month.Continue Reading
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – Change is a constant in the Middle East as the past several months have demonstrated with focused attention on protests in Iran, potential changes in the Saudi Arabia – China relationship and dealing with climate change, which has rocked the region in substantive ways. More than 500Continue Reading