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Published on 30 August 2017 Feature
It’s a Sunday in Johor, the southernmost state of peninsular Malaysia, and crowds of locals and foreigners are out for a good time in the sun. On the beach among the lounge chairs, young couples walk hand in hand, smartphone at the ready to immortalize the day with countless selfies. Around the manicured lawns, oversized statues of crabs and sea lions are a hit with…
Published on 29 August 2017 Vietnam
These were just some of the questions discussed at a high-level inter-ministerial workshop held in Hanoi June 6-7, 2017 hosted by the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MARD) of Viet Nam and supported under the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag) Programme. The NAP-Ag Programme is a joint effort led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
Published on 29 August 2017
Much has been written on how to maintain this infrastructure, particularly in the difficult transition zones where trains leave land to ascend bridges over water. "All railway systems suffer rapid track deterioration at the transition zones requiring high maintenance costs," said Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. "In the past decades, there have been so many ad hoc solutions…
Published on 29 August 2017
The MOU signing is in response to the tsunami drills that are part of UNDP’s regional project called_‘Partnerships for Strengthening School Preparedness for Tsunami in the Asia Pacific region’_. The $1.5 million Project is funded by the Government of Japan and is being conducted in 18 Asia-Pacific countries. The eight hotels which signed the MOU with the Tanjung Benoa administrative village, in Badung disrict include…
Published on 27 August 2017
The following link will take you to INQUIRER.net: http://business.inquirer.net/235841/2-filipinos-make-class-2017-asia-21 By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer | 27 August 2017
Published on 27 August 2017 Global
The culprit is the usual suspect. You guessed it: global warming. Rising temperatures in the Alps have been causing glaciers to melt. This we have known for some time. Yet they are now also causing permafrost (underground sediment that stays permanently frozen in subzero temperatures) to thaw. A rock slide blocks a road in Switzerland. Thawing permafrost is loosening rocks on mountainsides. Photo Credit: Creative…
Published on 25 August 2017 Vietnam
“Many APEC [Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation] economies have already felt the full force of agricultural losses from natural disasters in recent years, with the vast majority of these being climate related,” said Kundhavi Kadiresan, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific. Geographically, the negative impact of climate change on agricultural output could result in lower yields of rice, wheat, corn and soybeans…
Published on 24 August 2017 Global
The latest developments in climate change capacity building have included initiatives by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners aimed at improving meteorological services in Asia-Pacific, and an Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) workshop on drought risk management. The UNFCCC Secretariat has issued an annual technical progress report of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB). The WMO opened a…
Published on 24 August 2017
WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas and Singapore Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli, officiated the opening ceremony of the new Regional Office for Asia and the South-West Pacific. The ceremony was held at the MSS Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS), where the Office is co-located. This is the first time a WMO Regional Office will be located within Asia and the South-West…
Published on 24 August 2017 Global
Changes to the jet stream could make flights longer and more turbulent. And higher temperatures could affect the maximum takeoff weight, meaning more weight restrictions and even flight cancellations. The problems could have an effect on the profits of airlines, which are already operating on slim margins. Bumpier journeys Research from Reading University has found that flights could become lengthier and more turbulent because of…
Published on 23 August 2017 Global
"I consider nitrogen the camouflaged beast in our midst," said Stein. "Humans are now responsible for adding more fixed nitrogen, in the form of ammonium, to the environment than all natural sources combined. Because of that, the nitrogen cycle has been identified as the most unbalanced biogeochemical cycle on the planet." The camouflaged beast Earth's nitrogen cycle has been thrown significantly off balance by…
Published on 22 August 2017 Vietnam
PPFS members updated the two-day meeting on outcomes of completed and ongoing activities for 2017, and discussed and approved the action plans to implement the APEC Framework for Multi-Year APEC Programme on Food Security and Climate Change and APEC Strategic Framework for Rural-Urban Development to Strengthen Food Security and Quality Growth. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Quốc Doanh said agriculture depends much…
Published on 22 August 2017 Global
In fields near the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Jayaraman saw yields falling and farmers’ debt rising as their reliance on modern seeds and pesticides grew, even as the rains became increasingly fickle. Fifteen years ago, Jayaraman gave up both, returning to traditional varieties and organic farming methods that had become nearly extinct in the Cauvery river delta region where…
Published on 21 August 2017 Southeast Asia
The Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) signed between the two entities gives ADB access to a new funding source to strengthen climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in Asia and the Pacific. GCF works exclusively with accredited entities to support climate mitigation and adaptation projects and programs. The AMA cements ADB’s accreditation which was approved in March 2015. This enables the multilateral development bank…
Published on 21 August 2017
Mangroves protect coastlines in the face of storms and rising sea levels, absorb carbon from the atmosphere, and boost fish stocks, experts say. Yet Myanmar has lost more than 1 million hectares (about 2.5 million acres) of mangroves since 1980, said Arne Fjortoft, founder and secretary-general of Worldview International Foundation (WIF), which has worked with two local universities to restore mangroves in the Southeast Asian…
Published on 20 August 2017 Vietnam
Increasingly unpredictable weather According to the latest data released by the General Statistics Office, in the first seven months of 2017, natural disasters caused 75 fatalities and missing people and injured 77 others, while nearly 25,900 houses collapsed or were unroofed, in addition to 33,800 ha of rice and 18,100 ha of crops being flooded or damaged. Total damage during the reviewed period was estimated…
Published on 18 August 2017 Brunei Darussalam
According to data collected by the Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department, the Sultanate is getting wetter and warmer. On average, Brunei’s maximum temperature is going up by +0.3 degrees Celsius with mean temperature increasing by 0.6 degrees Celsius while the annual rainfall is showing a rising trend, with the mean rainfall increasing to 37.2mm. The data recorded at the BIA Observational Station was revealed by Harnina…
Published on 16 August 2017
The Philippines just launched a new catastrophe risk insurance program to protect national and local government agencies against the financial losses from severe natural disasters. Providing US$206 million in aggregate coverage, the program protects assets of the national government and 25 provinces. Since 1990, the Philippines has been affected by 565 natural disasters, which have claimed the lives of nearly 70,000 people and caused…
Published on 15 August 2017
The project that kicked off on April 1, 2017 was spearheaded by the PRC’s Disaster Management and Health Services with the support from the Canadian Red Cross. The CA-ANAK project is covering three provinces, six municipalities and 30 barangays with estimated 6,900 households. The PRC will conduct series of capacity building on community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Health to capacitate the grass root levels of…
Published on 14 August 2017
Myanmar’s conflict-ridden areas are not only populated with soldiers and rebels, they are also home to indigenous communities which aim to protect the forests of their ancestors. This is the case of the villagers starring in The Kheshorter: Indigenous Karen’s Community Forest, a documentary screened on August 9 at the Orchid Hotel, in Yangon. The 26-minute film is a look into the indigenous Karen people’s…
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