Pakistan Floods Rage, Wash In Disease
In Pakistan, the United Nations is reporting of the threat of rampant disease following the massive flooding that has ravaged the northwestern region of the country. An estimated 1400 people have already died due to the rising waters, which is reported as the worst instance of flooding in living memory. The release from the United [...]
World Water Day, 3/22: Recognizing the Crisis
On March 22, the international water crisis will be recognized with the global observance of World Water Day. The yearly recognition was developed in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). Water health is one of the leading international challenges of the 21st Century, as many regions [...]
Media Activism In An Era of Unreason: Recognizing Poverty
On Monday, October 5, the United Nations will recognize World Habitat Day, a day to confront the challenge of the lack of affordable and decent housing for those in poverty. Currently, one third of the world’s urban population live in a slum, meaning that one in three people that live in an urban center have [...]
Globalinks 9/3/09
Technology Quarterly: Of 3-D Printers and Other Advances The Economist, 9/3/09 The Rights of Future Generations World Changing, 9/1/09 UN Chief Sees Climate Change First-hand in Arctic Times of India, 9/1/09 Redraw the Line? A Close Look at the Poverty Line Next American City, 8/31/09 Latin America: Social Movements in Times of [...]
Globalinks 2/20/09
Global Recession Threatens Human Rights of Poorest, Warns UN Rights Chief UN News Center, 2/20/09 Crop Scientists Say Biotechnology Seed Companies Are Thwarting Research New York Times, 2/20/09 Mercury Pollution Treaty Proposed BBC News, 2/20/09 Does Cloud Seeding Work? Scientific American, 2/19/09 Europe ‘Unaware’ of Its Water Footprint WBCSD, 2/18/09 [...]
Globalinks 2/11/09
UN Chief to US, India: Lead in Tackling Climate Change The Times of India, 2/11/09 Oil Refiners to Pay $141m Over Pollution The Times of India, 2/11/09 Development in Darfur ‘Ignored’ News24 (South Africa), 2/10/09 Geoengineering Megaprojects are Bad Planetary Management World Changing, 2/9/09 President Obama, Africa needs Democracy and Development [...]
Globalinks 12/8/08
Finance Ministers Debate Climate Change in Poland International Herald Tribune, 12/8/08 An international forum of finance ministers from fifteen top nations have opened a two day discussion on the effects that climate change can have on the world’s economy, and how economic decisions can have an affect on the environment. Schwarzenegger Tells U.N.: Green [...]
Globalinks 12/3/08
Coal Mining Debris Rule Is Approved New York Times, 12/3/08 In a devastating move that will threaten the ecosystem of regions surrounding coal mining projects, the White House has announced that its planned relaxation of waste dumping for coal mining companies has been approved. Restructuring Agriculture Vital to Tame Hunger: UN The Citizen [...]
