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By Amantha PereraCOLOMBO, Jun 29 2014 (IPS) - What's the connection between weather forecasts and the mosquito-borne dengue virus? It's not just a question for science nerds; in Sri Lanka, health officials believe answering this question could save lives. For over half a decade now, doctors and residents of this island nation, especially those living in the cramped Western Province, have been battling […]

Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:37 PM

By Monde Kingsley NforKRIBI, Cameroon, Jul 23 2014 (IPS) - Pierre Zambo is a hotel manager in Kribi, a sea resort town in Cameroon's South Region. In the past his hotel would have "more than 100 tourists each week. But today if I manage to have 50 people registered into my hotel weekly then its good business." Located in the gulf of Guinea, Kribi is […]

Tue, 4 Feb 2014 20:37 PM

By Peter RichardsSANCHEZ, Petite Martinique, Feb 4 2014 (IPS) - Sanchez is a small central business district in Petite Martinique, the tiny island that forms part of the tri-nation state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Petite Martinique's 586 acres are dominated by communal, recreational, artisanal and industrial land in close proximity to each other and in some cases sharing the same space. The beachfront […]

Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:01 PM

By Stella PaulSANGAREDDY, India, Aug 23 2014 (IPS) - Tugging at the root of a thorny shrub known as ‘juliflora', which now dots the village of Chirmiyala in the Medak District of southern India's Telangana state, a 28-year-old farmer named Ailamma Arutta tells IPS, "This is a curse that destroyed my land." The deciduous shrub, whose scientific name is prosopis juliflora and belongs to […]

Tue, 5 Aug 2014 18:28 PM

By Jewel FraserPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 5 2014 (IPS) - Buildings are among the largest consumers of earth's natural resources. According to the Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative, they use about 40 percent of global energy and 25 percent of global water, while emitting about a third of greenhouse gas emissions. Anthony Clayton, a professor of sustainable development at the University of the West Indies, […]