Geography

Action Plan to End Banishing of "Witches" in Burkina Faso

12 May, 2012 - 10:14
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107689

It's called "the bearing of the body" in Burkina Faso: when a death is deemed
suspicious and a group of men carry the corpse through the community,
believing the deceased will guide them towards the person responsible for the
death. The accused - almost always women – are then chased out of their
homes.

MALI: Aid gets into gear, but must navigate no-go zones

7 May, 2012 - 14:30
Source: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94873
DAKAR 15 February 2012 (IRIN) - Aid workers are facing a trio of challenges in northern Mali: extensive drought-induced food insecurity and pasture shortages; conflict between Tuaregs and the Malian army; and the resulting displacement of thousands more Tuaregs, say aid agencies on the ground.

Hit by Fighting, Now by Prices

28 April, 2012 - 18:00
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107608

As thousands of people flee the conflict in South Sudan's northern
border states, increasing numbers have also been forced to leave their
homes and towns in search of affordable food.

Cambodian Forest Activist Shot Dead by Military Police

28 April, 2012 - 06:01
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2012/2012-04-26-01.html

Originally Published by ENS

– Chut Wutty, a prominent Cambodian forest defender, was fatally shot today in an incident in Koh Kong province in which a military police officer also died.

First School for Transvestites Opens in Buenos Aires

27 April, 2012 - 18:25
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107602

With 35 students, the first secondary school specifically for transvestites and other members of sexual minorities who face discrimination in mainstream schools opened in March in the Argentine capital.

Taking Solace from a Verdict that Can't Bring Back Loved Ones

27 April, 2012 - 12:16
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107598

Saffa Momoh Lahai was just two years old when his father was killed
during
Sierra Leone's civil war. Rebels attacked their family home in Kailahun
District, in
the eastern reaches of the country, and shot Lahai's father when he
tried to
resist.

Cryosat mission’s new views of polar ice

25 April, 2012 - 06:02
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17803691

ESA/CPOM/UCL/Planterary VisionsOriginally Published by BBC - Europe's Cryosat mission is now watching the ebb and flow of Arctic sea ice with high precision.

Mali - Barely Surviving As One Country, Let Alone Two

25 April, 2012 - 04:35
Source: 
IPS news - MDG's
URL: 
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107568

It was the middle of the day when Tabisou, 72, suddenly saw people from her
town of Amderamboukane in Mali fleeing for their lives. Her family had no
time to pack their things; the fighting had already begun.

ZIMBABWE: Typhoid stalks Harare

23 April, 2012 - 03:45
Source: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94758
HARARE 30 January 2012 (IRIN) - Over the past few weeks some 900 residents of the Zimbabwean capital Harare have been diagnosed with typhoid, and about 60 have been admitted to hospital, say health authorities.

Groundwater in Ethiopia

21 April, 2012 - 17:08
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

Full Title: "Groundwater in Ethiopia: Current State and Development Outlook"

A presentation by Seifu Kebede from Department of Hydrogeology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He talks about the social, economic and and climatic importance of groundwater to Ethiopia over the years, and some of the key features of the groundwater resources in the country. 

Presenting an outlook on the future, he also outlines his vision of an ideal mix of strategies to manage the challenges and  grab the opportunities to develop the sector.

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