Archive for ‘Latin America & Caribbean’

23/03/2020

Germany Already FLATTENING the Curve of Covid-19 Infections, Says Public Health Chief

Human Wrongs Watch

23 March 2020 (RT)* – The head of Germany’s public health institute claims that the rate of new coronavirus infection in the country is showing signs of flattening, highlighting the success of social distancing measures adopted nationwide.

23/03/2020

European Markets Tumble as Global Health Crisis Takes Toll on Economy

Human Wrongs Watch

23 March 2020 (RT)* — Stock markets around the world are starting the week mostly lower as the spread of the coronavirus continues to drag down the global economy,

23/03/2020

The Wonder Trees that Nurture Marine Biodiversity

Human Wrongs Watch

22 March 2020 (UN Environment)* — This 2020 theme for the International Day of Forests on 22 March is Forests and Biodiversity. It’s an often-quoted fact that forests are home to 80 per cent of terrestrial biodiversity, but did you know that one type of tree also supports marine biodiversity—the mangrove tree?

MangrovesPhoto by Steven Lutz, GRID-Arendal

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Awareness is growing among governments and coastal communities in tropical countries of the incredible value of mangroves to nature and humans.

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23/03/2020

Setting Emotional Boundaries in Relationships

22 March 2020 (Wall Street International)* — Have you ever felt taken for granted in your relationships? Have you taken care of others needs more than yourself, to the point of exhaustion? Do you find it difficult to say no? Have you struggled with getting yourself heard and acknowledged? If your answer is yes, you are not alone.
Setting emotional boundaries in relationships is a conscious process
Setting emotional boundaries in relationships is a conscious process | Image from Wall Street International.
22/03/2020

World Meteorological Day

22/03/2020

Economic Slowdown as a Result of COVID Is No Substitute for Climate Action – World Meteorological Organization

22/03/2020

Today, 1 in 3 People Live Without Safe Drinking Water. How Is the Water in Your Country?

Children carrying a water container in Jowhar, Somalia.
Children carrying a water container in Jowhar, Somalia (2013). UN/Tobin Jones.

#SafeHands on #WorldWaterDay

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22/03/2020

Water and Climate Change ‘We Cannot Afford to Wait’

22 March 2020 (World Water Day)* — Climate delay is almost as dangerous as climate denial. Every country in the world must work more quickly.

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What do we mean when we say: ‘We cannot afford to wait. Climate policy makers must put water at the heart of action plans’?

Extreme weather events are making water more scarce, more unpredictable, more polluted or all three.

Humans need water to survive, as do all the systems we rely on: sanitation, healthcare, education, business and industry.

Action plans to tackle climate change need to be integrated across different sectors and coordinated across borders. And they must have one thing in common: safe and sustainable water management.

Water and Climte Change: What Do We Mean?

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22/03/2020

World Water Day: Often Overlooked, Water Resources Are Essential Part of Solution to Climate Change

Human Wrongs Watch

22 March 2020 (UN News)*On World Water Day, the United Nations is calling on everyone to take action to save the planet and its water, with the launch of a flagship report that says reducing both the impacts and drivers of climate change will require major changes in the way we use and reuse the Earth’s limited water resources.

UNDP Belarus | In Belarus, peat bogs like the one pictured here, are being revitalized and act as effective carbon sinks, which can absorb and capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and reduce its concentration in the air.

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22/03/2020

Thirsting for Water Security?

Human Wrongs Watch

BERLIN, Germany, Mar 20 2020 (IPS)* – Water is essential and indispensable for life on earth. We know that; and many of us have perhaps heard, written and uttered these words themselves a ‘million’ times.

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Primary School students in Grenada are seen here working together to promote awareness on water conservation on World Water Day. Credit: Global Water Partnership

Therefore, I am astonished and increasingly worried about the relatively low-level of attention and priority accorded to water at the practical-political level.

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