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 …
Thailand still has Asia's biggest illegal elephant ivory market despite promises to crack down, the wildlife trade monitoring group Traffic said on Friday. The report said Bangkok should close "elephant-sized loopholes" in its wildlife protection laws that enable sellers to pass off illegal ivory as coming from a legal source …
Towering Mountain Ash forests covering Victoria state's cool highlands hold four times more carbon, or around 1,900 metric tons of carbon per hectare, than tropical forests, scientists at the Australian National University said. "The trees in these forests can grow to a very old age, at least 350 years, and …
Thai public health ministry officials confirmed the first human-to-human case of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the kingdom to eight. Deputy prime minister Sanan Kajornprasart told a press conference on Thursday after chairing a meeting on the virus that a 19-year-old man …
Thailand will donate Tk 13.65 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund for the victims of cyclone Aila that recently hit the southern coastal districts. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya pledged this to Foreign Minister Dipu Moni at her office during his recent visit to Bangladesh, says a …
Both Thailand and Vietnam have been identified during the past decade as centres of concern in ivory trade surveys and analyses undertaken for CITES by ETIS (Elephant Trade Information System). Thailand was one of the most important sites of illegal ivory trade at the global level and Vietnam was shown …
Air pollution levels in the megacities of Asia show a stabilizing trend but still exceed World Health Organization guidelines. Studies also show poor air quality, not only in the megacities of Asia, but also in smaller cities with populations of 150,000 to 1.5 million. While megacities often receive support for …
This publication examines the use of index insurance to help reduce vulnerability and poverty and adapt to climate change. Experience in index insurance to-date has been limited to individual case studies, which show promise of lessening the impacts of climate shocks, and enabling investment and growth in the agriculture sector. …
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) through UNDP has selected National Energy Conservation Centre (Enercon) to initiate a regional project titled 'Barrier Removal to Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling', in Pakistan costing $7.8 million of which an amount of $1million has been allocated to ease regional trade in energy efficient appliances. …
Natural disasters threaten to trigger widespread damage and distress in emerging economies, many of which are already on the brink because of the global recession, a United Nations body said on Sunday. There are 1 billion people living in hazard-prone slums and shantytowns in developing countries, many of which overlooked …
MARK STEVENSON and DAVID KOOP MEXICO CITY ? VIRUS SPREADS TO CUBA, CHINA, THAILAND AND FINLAND; STRICT TRAVEL ADVISORIES ISSUED The swine flu virus was confirmed on Tuesday to have spread to more countries as scientists estimated the new strain could have sickened 23,000 people in Mexico alone before anyone …
Thailand confirms first cases as China suspects a second The swine-flu virus spread to Thailand Tuesday, while China reported the country's second suspected case of A/H1N1, one day after the country confirmed its first case of the virus. Meanwhile, Mexico's toll rose Tuesday to 58 deaths and 2,282 confirmed cases …
"It is the largest Baghair sold in the city market in last 15 years. We bought it at Tk500 a kg and sold up to Tk800," said Haider Ali, the seller of the fish. Even the fish traders of the market wanted a share of this rare fish, he added.
New Delhi, May 4 Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Monday announced the commencement of the third phase clinical trials for its new anti-malaria combination drug in India, Bangladesh and Thailand. The drug, Arterolane maleate + Piperaquine phosphate, is targeted at patients in developing countries with the aim of significantly improving upon …
Paints in general are differentiated into decorative or architectural paints and industrial paints. Lead is used in paints mainly as colouring agents. Lead is also used to make paints more durable and corrosion resistant. Lead based paint in older houses has long been associated with elevated blood lead in children …
The symposium report focuses on mitigation strategies for tsunami disasters, tsunami warning systems and historical and pre-historical tsunamis associated with earthquakes in the Indian Ocean. This symposium report focuses on mitigation strategies for tsunami disasters, tsunami warning systems and historical and pre-historical tsunamis associated with earthquakes in the Indian Ocean. …
The economic impact of climate change on four of south-east Asia's biggest nations will be 2.5 times more severe than the global average by 2100 if carbon emissions continue at their current level, the Asian Development Bank warns in a new study. Annual losses incurred by Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand …
Southeast Asia is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change and could face conflict over failing rice yields, lack of water and high economic costs, a major Asian Development Bank report shows. The region's economies could lose as much as 6.7 percent of combined gross domestic product …
With diminished rice harvests, seawater seeping into aquifers and islands vanishing into rising oceans, Southeast Asia will be among the regions seeing the worst effects of global warming, according to a report released Monday by the Asian Development Bank. The rise in sea levels may force the sprawling archipelago of …
