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Central Asia Bets on a New Water–Land Pact to Survive Environmental Degradation

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 10 (IPS) - As ministers, diplomats and development officials assembled in Samarkand Congress Centre for a ceremonial...

Violence, Climate Shocks, and Hunger Push The Sahel To The Brink of Collapse

UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (IPS) - Over the past few years, the humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region has expanded...

Reforming Global Finance Is Africa’s Most Urgent Water Policy

Somewhere in Africa today, a woman will spend more than 30 minutes collecting water that may make her and her...

Amid Rising Military Tension in War Zones, World’s Nuclear Powers are Modernizing Their Arsenals

UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (IPS) - As ongoing military conflicts in Europe and the Middle East continue with no signsof...

World Bank Enables Corruption in Bangladesh

SYDNEY, June 9 (IPS) - The World Bank considers corruption a major obstacle to eradicating global poverty. The Bank officially...