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Versatile bamboo reduces climate risk

Nepal’s villages use fast-growing bamboo groves to protect them from more frequent floods By Pinki Sris Rana in Chitwan Nepal’s diverse culture uses the bamboo plant...

Cooking up Success: Solar Kitchen Initiative Aims to Expand Access to Clean Energy in Angola

By Judite Toloko da Silva and Heila Monteiro LUANDA, Angola (IPS) - Access to energy is essential for sustainable development, but for many rural communities, it’s still out of...

Malnutrition in Nigeria Rises Alarmingly, Urgent Action Needed

By Promise Eze ABUJA, Jan 29 2025 (IPS) - In June 2024, 26-year-old Zainab Abdul noticed her two-year-old daughter growing pale, losing weight, and battling diarrhea. She...

A World Where Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer — and Billionaires Rise

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Perhaps one of the UN’s most ambitious and longstanding projects – the launching of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)– is...

Taliban’s Decrees Worsen Crisis for Afghan Women, Banning All NGO Work

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons Kabul, Afghanistan (IPS) -...