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South-West Pacific Communities Threatened by Ocean Heat, Sea-Level Rise — Global Issues
Villagers are running out of adaptation options like the building of seawalls, as seen here in Tarawa, Kiribati. Credit: Lauren…
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HeForShe Campaign Tackles ‘Sex for Fish’ Abuse Malawis Lakeshore Communities — Global Issues
Women are often exploited when buying fish from fishers or traders in lake Malawi. Credit: Benson Kunchezera/IPS by Benson Kunchezera (lilongwe)…
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Local communities vow to fight new Panama Canal reservoir | In Pictures News
Magdalena Martinez has spent her entire life along the banks of the Indio River, but a proposed dam intended to…
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What Rural Communities in Tanzania Need to Know about Carbon Trading and Land Rights — Global Issues
Representatives of the Maasai community in Longido receive a mock check from the Soil for the Future company as a…
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How Mangroves Save Lives, Livelihoods of Bangladesh Coastal Communities — Global Issues
New mangroves have been created in various areas to reduce climate change risks in Badamtoli village of Dakop upazila (sub-district)…
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How host communities gain from empowering refugees — Global Issues
In 2024, 122 million people were forcibly displaced — a number expected to rise in the coming years, according to…
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Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza — Global Issues
In the makeshift coastal encampments of Al Mawasi, families have no choice but to live in unsanitary conditions that are…
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Northern Thai communities put nature before profit — Global Issues
The Indigenous Karen people and the Thai Lanna community of Thailand are concerned about plans to divert and dam the…
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Entire communities flattened, aid teams say — Global Issues
Speaking to journalists from Yangon on Tuesday, Julia Rees, Deputy Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the country…
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Tanzanian Coastal Communities Fight a Losing Battle — Global Issues
A Toyota Cresta sits immobile in the compound of a small home, surrounded by gushing seawater. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by…
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