by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 22, 2022 | Facts, Health, Technology
“The SunSmart Global UV App provides five-day UV and weather forecasts at searchable locations”, said Carla Drysdale, spokesperson for WHO. While speaking today at a briefing at the United Nations in Geneva, Ms. Drysdale added that “it highlights time slots when sun...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 28, 2022 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Developing nations bear the brunt of losses from disasters at 1% of gross domestic product a year, threatening to undo their hard-earned economic gains. That figure comes down to just 0.1%-0.3% for developed countries UN News: Nations are spending too little to...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2022 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Workplace/Employee Benefits
“Women account for just 20 per cent of the workforce in the maritime authorities of Member States and 29 percent…across subsectors in the maritime industry,” International Maritime Organization (IMO) chief Kitack Lim told By raising the profile of women in maritime,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 6, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
The U.N. has warned of a 40% shortfall in supply by 2030 if water consumption and production patterns do not change and so-called water risk, through flood, drought or pollution, is set to become a growing issue for companies over the next decade By underestimating...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 19, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts
Stressing on the cause of water issues, the UN representative cited climate change, floods and drought as the reason Pakistan is estimated to be in the top 10 list of the world’s countries facing water scarcity, said Munir Akram, Pakistan’s Permanent...
