This paper discusses the role of local governments as powerful, but often over-looked, actors in locally led adaptation. Local governments represent key stakeholders that have largely untapped potential to lead local adaptation action, mediate between local actors and national authorities, and manage climate finance to address local needs. This paper …
West Bengal has completed culling of chicken after a spate of unnatural bird deaths reported in some poultry farms in Nadia district's Tehatta block. While it has been confirmed that the organism infecting the birds is the H5 strain of influenza, it is still not known if it is the …
Fourteen Cambodians, half of them children, have been killed in floods in recent days as heavy rains battered the kingdom, an official said yesterday. Rising waters have inundated large areas of the country, washing through towns and saturating thousands of hectares (acres) of rice paddies, Keo Vy of the National …
The United Nations warned of a possible major resurgence of bird flu and said a mutant strain of the H5N1 virus was spreading in Asia and elsewhere. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday urged increased surveillance and preparation for a potential outbreak of the virus, which it …
The United Nations has warned of a possible major resurgence of bird flu and said a mutant strain of the H5N1 virus is spreading in Asia and elsewhere. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation on Monday said countries that could face the biggest problems were Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia and …
Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic and on the occasion of the 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (10th ICAAP), being held at Busan, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) released a new report on the HIV epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region. The report …
The Mekong river is the stuff of legends. British travel writer H Warrington Smyth in 1895 wrote: “The first view of the Mekong fairly took one’s breath away.” He might be more breathless to hear of the multiple dams planned for this great river. Like the Indus, the Mekong is …
What’s really in your cuppa? - A special investigation into the hidden costs of tea, milk and sugar. http://files.theecologist.org/Pdfs/Whats_in_your_cuppa.pdf
Sulabh International, a leading Indian NGO working for promotion of environmental sanitation globally, has announced to launch sanitation drive with its innovative cost-effective toilet technology in Asean region. Sulabh plans to set up a sanitation centre in the Cambodian capital at a cost of $500,000 that could be used to …
Sulabh International, a leading Indian NGO working for promotion of environmental sanitation globally, has announced to launch sanitation drive with its innovative cost-effective toilet technology in Asean region. Sulabh plans to set up a sanitation centre in the Cambodian capital at a cost of $500,000 that could be used to …
Southeast Asia is a region of enormous social, economic, and political diversity, both across and within countries, shaped by its history, geography, and position as a major crossroad of trade and the movement of goods and services. These factors have not only contributed to the disparate health status of the …
The seasonal variability of biomass open burning activities in the Greater Mekong sub-region (GMS) with focus on carbon monoxide (CO) and total particulate matter or aerosol (TPM) emissions was investigated in order to document the characteristics of this significant source of air pollutants in the region.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved to provide $19million to Cambodia for conserving threatened forests in the Cardamom Mountains and north-eastern provinces, according to a bank release on December 13. ADB's board of directors approved a total package of $69m of which $30m is a loan to Vietnam, and …
Wild tigers could become extinct in 12 years if countries fail to take quick action to protect their habitats and step up the fight against poaching, global wildlife experts told a
The Chinese government on Thursday mounted a defence of its dams on the Brahmaputra and Mekong rivers, assuring its seven neighbours, including India, who have voiced concerns about the projects that downstream flows will remain unaffected. Besides India, which raised the construction of a 510 MW dam on the Brahmaputra …
Using the experience of five countries in Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam), this report considers whether funding for climate change is being managed in the most effective manner, based on the long history of lessons learnt from development assistance over the last 60 years. The report suggests …
Bangladesh joins hand with 12 other Tiger Range Countries (TRC) to save global tiger population. Tiger is treated as one of the most critically endangered animals fast disappearing from the world. Only 3,200 big cats [Penthera Tigris] of five sub-species exist in the wild of 13 countries including Bangladesh. Back …
A Cambodian group has developed a pioneering community-based approach to HIV and TB care and research. Amy Maxmen describes how this powerful model is being expanded to other war-torn countries.
The two-day Asia Regional Conference of Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) ended here on Monday adopting a joint declaration to help least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing Countries (SIDS) in Asia to cope with the climate change. Bangladesh, Cambodia and the Maldives signed the joint declaration at a …
oil exploration Argentine veterans cry war As diplomatic tensions between the UK and Argentina escalate following oil drilling plan near the Falklands, Argentine war veterans have threatened to invade the South Atlantic archipelago controlled by the UK. A war vets’ association in Bruenos Aires demonstrated in front of the British …
