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Five things to know about desalination
More and more people in water-scarce countries rely on desalinated water for drinking, cooking and washing. The process involves removing salt from seawater and filtering…
Africa: The Cold Supply Chain Can’t Reach Everywhere – That’s a Big Problem for Equitable Covid-19
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are a great start that should be celebrated, but they rely on a complicated supply chain of freezers and temperature-controlled…
Native Biodiversity Collapse in the Eastern Mediterranean
The coastline of Israel is one of the warmest areas in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, most marine species have been at the limits of their…
FAO: World food prices rise for seventh month in a row in December
World food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, led by dairy products and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
Commission proposes to purchase up to 300 million additional doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine
The European Commission today proposed to the EU Member States to purchase an additional 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by BioNTech and…
Top UN officials saddened by violent scenes at US Capitol building
Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly have expressed sadness over the violence that erupted on Wednesday when supporters…
Hong Kong: UN human rights office urges immediate release of arrested activists
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has voiced deep concerns over the arrests of over 50 individuals under the National Security Law in the Hong…
Canadian province expands battery recycling program
Saskatchewan has expanded a consumer battery recycling program in partnership with Call2Recycle Canada. Call2Recycle Canada Inc., a consumer battery stewardship organization connected to Atlanta-based Call2Recycle,…
WHO chief begins 2021 with plea for ‘less politicking’ over health
In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN heath agency said on Tuesday that it was important…
Drought of the Century in the Middle Ages – With Parallels to Climate Change Today?
The transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age was apparently accompanied by severe droughts between 1302 and 1307 in Europe; this…
Neste acquires minority stake in Alterra Energy
The collaboration includes joint technology development and global technology licensing, enabling the commercialization of Alterra’s thermochemical liquefaction technology in Europe. Neste Oyj, an oil refining…
UNEP Southeast Asia plastics lead Maggie Lee returns to WWF
Maggie Lee has moved on from United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) after a year working on the organisation’s plastic and marine litter programme for Southeast…
World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information
The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day, on Monday, highlighting the importance of the universal tactile communication system for the full realization of human…
Could a plastic tax be coming to Asia?
Asia should implement a tax on non-recyclable plastic waste to manage its staggering ocean plastic leakage problem, said a recycling expert at one of the…
In the era of humanitarian crisis, young women continue to die in childbirth in Mali
Maternal mortality occurs mostly in contexts of poverty and health system collapse. Mali has a very high maternal mortality rate and this extremely high mortality…
Restoring Wetlands Near Farms Would Dramatically Reduce Water Pollution
Targeted wetland restoration in heavily farmed areas would dramatically reduce the amount of nitrogen polluting rivers, lakes and coastal areas, a new study finds. Targeted…
‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy
In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) expressed confidence that clean energy would grow in 2021. Despite that…
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