The Week with IPS 7/24

	Africa Advised to Take DIY Approach to Climate Resilience Fabiola Ortiz African countries would do well to take their own lead in finding ways to better adapt to and mitigate the changes that climate may impose on future  generations instead of relying only on foreign aid. This was one of the messages that rang out during the international scientific conference on ... MORE > >
	Latin America Tackles Informal Labour among the Young Fabiana Frayssinet The 56 million young people who form part of Latin America’s labour force suffer from high unemployment, and many of those who work do so in the informal sector. Governments in the region have begun to adopt more innovative policies to address a problem that undermines the future of the new ... MORE > >
	Tribal Priestesses Become Guardians of Seeds in Eastern India Manipadma Jena As the rhythmic thumping of dancing feet reaches a crescendo, the women offer a song to their forest god for a bountiful harvest. 3Then, with earthen pots on their heads and their spiritual creatures – a pigeon and a hen – in tow, they proceed in single file on a long march away from their ... MORE > >
	Caribbean Seeks Funding for Renewable Energy Mix Desmond Brown A leading geothermal expert warns that the small island states in the Caribbean face “a ticking time bomb” due to the effects of global warming and suggests a shift away from fossil fuels to renewable energy is the only way to defuse it. President of the Ocean Geothermal Energy Foundation Jim ... MORE > >
	Museums Taking Stand for Human Rights, Rejecting ‘Neutrality’ A. D. McKenzie An exhibition on modern-day slavery at the International Slavery Museum in this northern English town is just one example of a museum choosing to focus on human rights, and being “upfront” about it. “Social justice just doesn’t happen by itself; it’s about activism and people willing to take ... MORE > >
	Young Hondurans Lead Unprecedented Anti-Corruption Movement Thelma Mejía A Honduran spring is happening, led by young people mobilising over the social networks, who are flooding the streets with weekly torch marches against corruption and impunity. Since late May, the peaceful movement of young people who declare themselves “indignados” or outraged has broken down ... MORE > >
	Papua New Guinea’s Unemployed Youth Say the Future They Want Begins With Them Catherine Wilson Zibie Wari, a former teacher and founder of the Tropical Gems grassroots youth group in the town of Madang on the north coast of Papua New Guinea, has seen the hopes of many young people for a decent future quashed by the impacts of corruption and unfulfilled promises of development. 3Once known ... MORE > >
	Security Council Defies U.S. Lawmakers by Voting on Iran Nuke Deal Thalif Deen When all 15 members of the Security Council raised their collective hands to unanimously vote in favour of the recently-concluded nuclear agreement with Iran, they were also defying a cabal of right-wing conservative U.S. politicians who wanted the United Nations to defer its vote until the U.S. ... MORE > >
	Sahrawi Women Take to the Streets Karlos Zurutuza Ten women are gathered to discuss how to transmit Sahrawi culture and tradition to the younger generations. As usual, it´s a secret meeting. There is no other way in the capital of Western Sahara. Rabab Lamin chose the place and the date for this latest meeting of the Forum for the Future of ... MORE > >
	Kashmiri Women Suffering a Surge in Gender-Based Violence Athar Parvaiz Rizwana* had hoped and expected that justice would be served – that the man who raped her would be sufficiently punished for his crime. Months after she suffered at his hands, however, the perpetrator remains at large. 3Hailing from a poor family in the northwestern part of the Indian ... MORE > >