http://us.oneworld.net/article/archive/3356 en_US http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160530/1/3356 Across Bangladesh, poor rural women are building up their country's fragile democracy by methodically and discreetly eliminating the small inequities of their daily lives. From: Ms. Magazine http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83719 Climate scientists are ready to bet serious money that recent global cooling predictions are wrong. From: RealClimate http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83714 Fatima Ahmed from Sudan, Yanar Mohammed from Iraq, and Robitalia Moreno Díaz and María del Rosario Moreno Díaz from Colombia all link their experience of motherhood to their drive to work for social justice. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83706 Namibian primary school students are reading books that they authored and local artists illustrated as part of an education campaign that also provides professional development for teachers. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83701 Innovative local initiatives are strengthening rural regions throughout Mexico, which have been losing both people and their competitive edge in agriculture since Mexico opened its markets to free trade. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83699 Climate change is happening faster than predicted and the world could be as much as seven degrees hotter by the end of the century, an Australian scientist says. From: Sydney Morning Herald http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83690 Global warming will take its biggest toll on insects in the tropics--home to more than half the world's species, scientists predict. From: ScienceNow http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83684 Zimbabweans are increasingly harnessing new technologies -- notably cell phones and the internet -- to challenge the ever more dictatorial nature of Mugabe's regime. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83672 Like Kiribati and Tuvalu, the islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged. But unlike their Pacific neighbours, the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked. From: The Independent http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159839/1/3356 DHAKA, Apr 16 (OneWorld) - Although illiterate Bangladeshi villagers don't know the climate change lingo, many have shown an awareness of the situation, using local knowledge to innovate and adapt to the natural changes. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/157386/1/3356 As January comes to a close, over 800 Kenyans have been killed and at least 255,000 displaced by the violence that erupted after President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of allegedly faulty elections held in late December 2007. Here's what others are doing, and how you can help. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81887 In Kyrgyzstan and many other Central Asian countries, social norms bar women drug users from self-help programs, such as needle exchange, and facilitate their exploitation by other members of society. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81798 Grassroots International, a OneWorld partner that builds alliances and provides grants to progressive movements worldwide, is one of three finalists for the MySpace Impact Awards. The final vote takes place on Dec. 24. From: MySpace.com http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81751 At a recent rally calling for an end to the violence in Darfur, genocide survivors, religious leaders, Olympic medal winners, and others participated in a symbolic Olympic torch relay ending at the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, highlighting China's role as the main economic and political supporter of the Khartoum regime. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81723 When Rasid Naim, a young Filipino man from a family of rice farmers, applied organic farming techniques to his land, he not only saved money from mixing his own pesticides and fertilizers, but also saw his crops grow more resilient to drought and flash floods.