Changing climates: the heat is (still) on
The world is getting warmer and natural hazards are becoming more intense, likely bringing higher economic losses in the future. Today, four major weather perils result in expected economic losses of USD
Philippines
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UNDP, DENR launch P350-million marine biodiversity project in PH
An $8-million (roughly P352-million) project has been launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau
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Super typhoons to increase in strength with climate change, researchers find
A warming planet is already stoking the intensity of tropical cylones in the north-west Pacific and their ferocity will continue to increase even with moderate climate change over this century, an international
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SE Asia must help farmers adapt in face of mounting disasters: Oxfam
Southeast Asian governments must help farmers find better ways to grow food in the face of worsening droughts, storms and sea level rise that are threatening the region's agricultural output and pushing
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Sustainable agriculture needed to tackle climate impacts in ASEAN
Oxfam’s Grow campaign policy coordinator, Riza Bernabe, has said ASEAN can help small-scale farmers and fisherfolk in Southeast Asian countries to become resilient to climate change by reproducing sustainable
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Africa: Crime Fighters Recognized for Tackling Illegal Trade in Wildlife, Chemicals and Waste
Environment crime undermines sustainable development. It is not only a threat to species, to habitats and to ecosystems, but also to human health, livelihoods and national economies Five enforcement
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Recent decrease in typhoon destructive potential and global warming implications
Typhoons (tropical cyclones) severely impact the half-billion population of the Asian Pacific. Intriguingly, during the recent decade, typhoon destructive potential (Power Dissipation Index, PDI) has decreased
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Canada Says Hazardous Waste Issue With Philippines Being Solved: Philippines Law Maker Demands Return of Trash To Canada
Canada and the Philippines are reportedly close to a solution to the vexed issue of hazardous waste containers shipped to Philippines. There are about 50 container vans of household trash illegally shipped
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Minister warns Asia-Pacific highly vulnerable to climate change
ISLAMABAD: Global Climate Risk Index-2015 said that five out of top 10 countries most affected by climate change-induced disasters during 1994-2013 are located in Asia Pacific. Climate Change Minister
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Powerful Typhoon Noul hits Okinawa Prefecture as it heads toward main islands
After killing two people in the Philippines, powerful Typhoon Noul crashed into Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, bringing with it surging waves and howling winds as it headed toward Japan’s main islands.
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Typhoon Noul forces thousands to flee as 'dangerous storm' hits Philippines
In Taiwan, which is also in the storm's predicted path, authorities evacuated almost 1000 tourists from an island off the southeast coast. "This is a very dangerous storm," Rene Paciente, head of the