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Climate Risk Insurance in Pacific Small Island Developing States: Possibilities, Challenges and Vulnerabilities
CANBERRA, Australia, Apr 14 (IPS) – The World Bank lists Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu as Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS). Some listings also include the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau. In September 2019, these countries had a combined population of 2.3 million spread over hundreds of islands spread over an area roughly equivalent to 15% of the surface area of the earth. Of these, the most populated country – Fiji – has a population of 900,000. The World Bank’s World Development Indicators reveal that annual per capita GDP of these islands fell from $4,340 in 2018 to $3,768 in 2020. It has probably fallen further during the pandemic.
CARACAS, Apr 13 (IP
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Gov. Abbott’s order for truck inspections is all an unnecessary PR stunt, critics say
Commercial trucks have been spending hours or days waiting to enter Texas from Mexico. Gov. Abbott ordered inspections of all trucks, saying it’s needed to combat drug smuggling and human trafficking.
Oil Crisis Offers Opportunities to the South and to the Green Energy Transition
CARACAS, Apr 13 (IPS) – The oil and gas supply crisis unleashed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine represents new business opportunities for the oil-producing countries of the developing South, both traditional and emerging, and also for accelerating the global transition to green forms of energy.
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Images of Zelenskyy show the physical toll that trauma and stress can have on the body
Health experts told NPR that long-term exposure to trauma and stress — like that of the war in Ukraine — can impact a person’s sleep, memory, mood and physical appearance.
(Image credit: Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)