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    MIT Empowering People To Adapt On The Frontlines Of Climate Change

    A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities. Kylie Foy ...
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    First Person: A Month In A Mariupol Basement 

    Invading Russian forces have almost completely destroyed Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine. Former resident Alina Beskrovna recalled a month-long ordeal sheltering in...
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    Agriculture

    Millet Seeds Power Fight Against Hunger

    The Odisha Millets Mission aims at strengthening the livelihoods and food security of smallholder farmers by encouraging them to adopt the climate-resilient crop and,...
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    Civil society

    Young Story-Tellers Extend An Olive Branch Across India, Pakistan Borders

    Lighthouse, a non-profit media organisation, has launched a global campaign called ‘Beyond the Borders’ with an aim to amend the long-standing rift between India...
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    Traditional, Time-Tested Methods and a Modern App Helps Beat Climate Change

    Farmers have a trying time during summer, preventing the soil from cracking from intense heat. Erratic and untimely rains exacerbate the pest problem. Now,...
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    The Dangers of Defending Women Accused of Sorcery in Papua New Guinea

    Human rights defenders are often targeted when they assist a survivor of sorcery accusation-related violence because they are seen as interfering in a customary...
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    Child Rights

    First Person From Congo: From Taking Lives To Saving Lives

    Fabien Mwingwa once fought as a child soldier with an armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Today, he has turned his...
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    Animals and wildlife

    For Two Years, Hundreds of Turtles at Varanasi Breeding Centre are Surviving Without Funds

    The turtle breeding centre at Sarnath in Varanasi has not received funds for the last two years, because of a decision to move the...
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