Happy World Radio Day! The United Nations designated February 13 World Radio Day in 2011 to recognize the importance of radio across the globe in educating, informing, and entertaining listeners. In an age where fake news and “alternative facts” impact how we access information about the world around us, it’s crucial that we continue to support media […]
Locals Mobilize to Help Flooded Communities
Heavy rains and high tides have once again caused major flooding across El Salvador, including several coastal communities of the Lower Lempa region. Since September 28, water has encroached on the communities of Salinas del Potrero, Sisiguayo, and Isla Montecristo, damaging homes and affecting hundreds of families. Some shrimp farming cooperatives are reporting damage to infrastructure and loss of […]
Remembering Katrina: A Global Lesson in Community Organizing and Adaptation
Today marks ten years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans and surrounding communities, killing over 1,800 people while displacing countless more. Poorly-designed levees and inadequate disaster response were in large part to blame for the high toll exacted. Man-made hurricane protection systems failed fantastically. The disaster also highlighted how decades of one-track […]
The Link between Sugar Cane Growers and Flooding in El Salvador
By Yael Falicov El Salvador’s growing sugar cane industry, dominated by a small network of giant sugar cane mill companies, is one of the clearest threats to environmental health and well-being faced by our partners in the Bajo Lempa region. And it isn’t just thanks to the incredibly toxic chemicals they use and the severe […]
Climate Change Blamed for Historic Flooding in El Salvador
This press release was distributed to media today by EcoViva, Voices on the Border, SHARE Foundation & U.S. Sister Cities to highlight the role that climate change has played in the historic rains and flooding that El Salvador experienced last week. JIQUILISCO, El Salvador – As thousands of Salvadorans return to their homes and begin […]
