This report, “International Labour Migration in a Changing Climate”, provides insights from Malaysia and Thailand on how, and in what contexts, international labour migration can be a viable adaptation strategy to climate change. The report provides experiences and perspectives of migrant workers, employers and government representatives on the topic. This …
Seth Borenstein Adapting to rising seas and higher temperatures is expected to be a big topic at the UN climate-change talks in Copenhagen next week, along with the projected cost -- hundreds of billions of dollars, much of it going to countries that cannot afford it. UN climate chief Yvo …
September 24 this year was a historic date for Aids research. After 25 years of work, at a cost of several billion dollars, scientists were able to announce the first partial success in developing a vaccine against HIV. A $105m clinical trial involving 16,000 volunteers in Thailand showed that a …
This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that spatial variations in soil microbial variables in a Thai rice paddy are accurately described by multivariate profiles of the soil bacterial communities. The authors found that community-level physiological profiles of soil bacterial communities could better describe the population density of Rhizoctonia …
The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the IPCC has given a warning to the global community about the consequences of global warming and climate change resulting from burning of fossil fuels during the last 150 to 200 years. This is also a growing concern in the agenda for trade negotiations, …
A study of the displacement and resettlement due to two dams, and a protest movement against a smelting plant in Thailand brings out strikingly similar issues with those seen recently in Orissa and West Bengal
This working paper is based on research carried out as commission work for the Ministry of Environment, Japan (MOEJ). It presents the analysis of climate benefits through the 3Rs focusing on organic waste management. It shows separate treatment hierarchies for different kinds of organic waste and recommendations for selection of …
Kolkata is the fourth Asian city that is most vulnerable to the effects of climate change according to this latest WWF report. Dhaka, Manila and Jakarta top this ranking of 11 most climate vulnerable Asian cities and are followed by Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh and Shanghai. Asia is arguably …
Two major Thai electricity companies, electricity generating authority of Thailand (EGAT) and provincial electricity authority (PEA) are exploring the possibility of constructing mini hydropower stations in Bhutan in collaboration with the Bhutan Power corporation (BPC). The two parties have been cooperating in training of BPC personnel, the exchange of technical …
The Programme of National 3R Strategy Development was initiated as one of the outcomes of the Ministerial Conference on the 3R Initiative held in Tokyo, Japan, in March 2005. In anticipation of Asia
Human-induced climate change, in conjunction with environmental degradation, will have unavoidable effects on cities. UN-Habitat estimates that 70% of the world
India and Thailand today emphasized the need for early completion of the trilateral highway linking Moreh to Maesot (Thailand) through Bagan in Myanmar. The issue figured at a discussion between Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Korbsak Sabhavasu and Minister of Development of North East Region (DoNER) and Mines, BK Handique …
The special early excerpts of the World Energy Outlook 2009 released by IEA on 6th Oct 2009 at the climate meet in Bangkok. It finds that investment in polluting technologies has been deferred and CO2 emissions could fall in 2009 by as much as 3% - steeper than at any …
