Renewable readiness assessment: Paraguay
This report examines Paraguay’s energy institutions and their governance, long-term energy planning practices, and the socio-economic benefits of promoting renewable and low-carbon technologies in the
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Over 100,000 flee flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
More than 100,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El
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Tree loss slows, but covers area twice size of Portugal in 2014: study
The rate at which trees were cut down slowed globally for a third year in a row in 2014, but tree loss still covered an area twice the size of Portugal, an environmental research group said. Losses
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Brazil's Belo Monte dam puts livelihood of 2,000 families at risk, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors say Norte Energia, the consortium building the $11bn dam, has violated agreed-to items that are endangering locals’ means of survival Construction of a massive hydroelectric dam
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Floods Affect Nearly 30,000 People in Paraguay’s Capital
ASUNCION – Nearly 6,000 families, or about 30,000 people, have been affected by the flooding in Asuncion, Paraguayan emergency management officials said Sunday. The floods were caused by a rise in the
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Cropland/pastureland dynamics and the slowdown of deforestation in Latin America
<p>Latin America has the planet's largest land reserves for agriculture and had the most rapid agricultural expansion during the twenty-first century. A large portion of the expansion replaced forests,
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Paraguay’s Supreme Court issues ‘historic’ land ruling
Cattle-ranchers’ legal action versus expropriation of 1000s of hectares in favour of the indigenous Enxet people is rejected Imagine being forced to leave your home to make way for cattle-ranching and
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Indigenous communities and how ESG issues are impacting them around the world
Irresponsible business practices can have a disproportionate impact on indigenous communities, many of which continue to suffer from political and economic marginalization. This report highlights some
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Paraguay Water Projects May Cost $2.4 Billion, BNamericas Says
Paraguay is considering $2.4 billion of potable water and sanitation works over the next five years, BNamericas reported, citing the landlocked South American nation’s public works and communications ministry.
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Paraguay: Dengue epidemic affects 56,000 people, kills 41
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that 55,910 people have been detected with dengue disease, out of which 41 patients died due to the epidemic. Nearly 821 people remain hospitalised and 49 of them
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Water as vital to national security as defense, U.N. says
Stresses on water supplies aggravated by climate change are likely to cause more conflicts and water should be considered as vital to national security as defense, the United Nations report said on Friday.