Fifty years ago when Sierra Leone gained independence after 150 years of colonial rule, with it came a feeling of optimism that along with a newfound control of its governance, the country would ...

Almost every rainy season the floodgates of Kariba Dam have to be opened to relieve pressure on the dam wall. But despite warnings not to live or farm on the river banks of the Zambezi River ...

While Kenya's Mung Bean Bill has moved to mediation, farmers are battling the fallout from the widespread distribution of ...

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 2024 (IPS) - In the midst of Israel’s ground incursion of southern Lebanon, frequent airstrikes have demolished civilian infrastructure, which is only contributing to the ...

A few years ago, Bernardo Olivera moved to Posadas, the capital of the Argentinean province of Misiones, to study mathematics ...

Localization refers to the process of empowering local actors—NGOs, community-based organizations and local governments—to ...

The defense of the right to water led Gema Pacheco to become involved in environmental struggles in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, an area threatened by drought, land degradation, megaprojects, ...

Information manipulation and misinformation are not new phenomena, but they have taken on exaggerated importance, especially ...

The world is standing at a critical juncture. Climate change is not just a future threat—it’s here, and it’s already devastating lives. From record-breaking heat waves to floods and landslides, the ...

Based on reported and estimated mortality in the Gaza-Israel war, it appears clear that the Palestinian death toll in Gaza is among the highest civilian mortality rates of the 21st century ...

Rejoice Muzamani is one of the more than 62,248 students in Zimbabwe who have received bicycles since 2009 from a US-based ...

The UN Secretary General António Guterres congratulated grassroots Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo on being awarded the ...