The ‘Winner Takes All’ Consequences of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project
"If the dam was filled over a five-year period, Egypt could lose 36% of its water supply and 50% of its farmland."
"If the dam was filled over a five-year period, Egypt could lose 36% of its water supply and 50% of its farmland."
A new generation of locusts is hitting Africa, Pakistan and India.
"The UK fishing industry is hugely disadvantaged by the current allocation of catches in the UK’s territorial waters."
"Involving Aboriginal people and communities in the development of fire management will ensure cultural knowledge is shared on culturally agreed terms."
"This is a moment to pause and critically reflect on the food system we want — one driven by profit that puts our social and ecological health at risk or one that is rooted in democracy and supports the people that produce, harvest and eat food."
"Dairy farmers are trying to decide between dumping their milk and selling their dairy cows for beef."
"... Gov. Whitmer’s orders to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus are even more draconian than those in states like New York and California ..."
"This new generation of locusts has been spotted as far south as Congo, as far north as Iran and as far east as India."
The Economic Nationalist-Mercantilist system may be less efficient, but it has the capacity to make local economies more independent, sustainable and resilient.
"Locust swarms have already ravaged countries like South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia."
"The monetary 'moon shot' taken by the Federal Reserve two weeks ago ... appears to have set the stage for some potentially nasty price inflation in the coming weeks and years."
"... just try and imagine a group of farmers inside of a supermarket resorting to fists over two-ply toilet paper or the last can of baked beans."
"... during normal times, 36 percent of all Americans eat at a fast food restaurant on any given day."
"Rappelle son opposition de principe à toute perspective qui aboutirait à réserver un sort spécifique à la question de la pêche, sous la forme d’un « Brexit » sectoriel, dont les premières victimes ne manqueraient pas d’être les pêcheurs de l’Union..."
"We can now introduce our own welfare standards, to stop live animal exports, and revive local slaughterhouses, with strict inspection regimes."
"In China it is becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary citizens to get essential supplies, there have been very long lines to buy face masks in Hong Kong and elsewhere, and in Italy crazed residents have stripped store shelves empty of pasta and other staples in recent days."
"The stock market, however, is a strong leading indicator of investor expectations of growth over the next 12-months. Historically, stock market returns are typically favorable until about 6-months prior to the start of a recession."
"The continent of Australia is considered to be one of the breadbaskets of the world. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2018/19 Australia exported over 9 million tons of wheat to the rest of the world."
"...during his short and successful tenure as Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson announced the sensible decision that three of the lower specification Batch 1 OPVs would be kept on in service in anticipation of our leaving the EU."
Ghanaian students in Hubei Province are appealing to be evacuated "because they have run out of essential supplies, including nose masks, food and water...".
"...things are likely to get even crazier in the months ahead."
"Xinjiang is the only province that direct borders Pakistan-controlled territory, although India has also started to face problems with locust infestations, and recently announced that it would be cooperating with Pakistan on measures to alleviate the problem."
"These locusts travel in swarms up to 40 miles wide, each one can eat the equivalent of its own body weight every day, and the swarms can travel close to 100 miles in a 24 hour period."
"Experts warn that if left unchecked, the number of locusts could grow by 500 times by June, when drier weather will help bring the outbreak under control."