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from CIVICUS Friday December 19, 2025 Inter-Press Office CIVICUS discusses climate displacement and Tuvalu’s future with Kiali Molu, a former official at Tuvalu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and currently a PhD candidate at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji and the University of Bergen in Norway. His research focuses on state sovereignty and […]
News that the Trump administration wants to close its doors National Center for Atmospheric Research leaves a cloud of uncertainty in the Boulder area. The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder Wednesday. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) NCAR’s Mesa Laboratory is recognized as a world leader in scientific research, an economic engine and along with […]
Residents travel by boat through flooded streets in Colombo after heavy rains caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Credit: UNICEF, Sri Lanka Opinion by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (Bangkok, Thailand) Wednesday December 17, 2025 Inter-Press Office BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 17 (IPS) – Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar are indications of a […]
A snowy Christmas could be forgotten in many places if we do not avoid serious climate change. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Philippe Benoit (Washington DC) Monday December 15, 2025 Inter-Press Office WASHINGTON DC, Dec 15 (IPS) – As Christmas draws closer, one song is ringing the airwaves in the United States and elsewhere: White Christmas. […]
A family poses in front of their house that was rebuilt as part of the Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF). At COP30, the project was highlighted for its significant successes in empowering women in rehousing families following the devastating floods of 2022. Credit: SPHF by Cecilia Russel (Belgium, Brazil) Friday December 12, 2025 […]
Amina Mohamed and Hassan Vuai Saburi, radio presenters for Zanzibar’s Kati Radio Station, present a morning program to inform communities about the importance of protecting the coastal environment. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Wednesday December 10, 2025 Inter-Press Office DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Dec 10 (IPS) – At dawn in […]
Two years ago, a Karam tree branch from another district was planted in the SAMS office premises along the Shyamnagar-Munshiganj road, but it did not survive. Credit: Rafiqul Islam Montu/IPS by Rafiful Islam Montu (Satkhira, Bangladesh) Tuesday December 9, 2025 Inter-Press Office SATKHIRA, Bangladesh, Dec 9 (IPS) – A dried karam tree branch stands on […]
Three women in Jamaica whose lives were turned upside down by the destructive force of a hurricane that ravaged the Caribbean island are trying to rebuild their future. Just before Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica in late October 2025, Rose* took her two children to a friend’s sturdy concrete home to keep them safe. When they […]
As communities struggle to rebuild, many have little time to mourn the immense losses they have suffered. Since June, more than six million people in Pakistan have been hit by what have been described as “unusually heavy monsoon rains,” which have claimed nearly a thousand lives, including about 250 children. Residents are still recovering from […]
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest decision-making body on matters related to the environment. Credit: UNEP | The 7th session of the UNEA will take place from December 8 to 12 in Nairobi, Kenya. Opinion by Inger Andersen (Nairobi, Kenya) Wednesday December 3, 2025 Inter-Press Office Inger Andersen is Executive Director […]
