Latin America

A woman carries her son in a bucket after collecting water from a municipal water tanker on the outskirts of Chennai, July 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters/P. Ravikumar

Feminist Perspective Needed In Environmental Studies To Combat Climate Crisis

As climate change makes water sources scarce, women stand...

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COP25 Diary: Why the License to Pollute Could Make or Break UN Climate Summit

Kabir Agarwal 06/12/2019

Carbon markets are at the heart of negotiations at...

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COP25 Diary: No Concessions for Latin America in a Latin American Summit

Kabir Agarwal 05/12/2019

It seems COP25 has come pre-built with tension.

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The World’s Waters Are Rising – but by How Much, and Where?

Sarah Iqbal 13/11/2019

Countries that are more vulnerable to vagaries of the...

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India Will Skip Plan S, Focus on National Efforts in Science Publishing

Vasudevan Mukunth 26/10/2019

The government's "directions will be entirely determined by the...

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Amazon Fires: Merkel, Bolsonaro Discuss Aid Over Phone

Bolsonaro had said Europe has "nothing to teach" Brazil...

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Climate Change Dawns Upon the World’s Third Largest Coffee Industry

Jessica Eise and Natalie White 23/08/2018

These fertile mountains already face weather-related risks, such as...