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Climate change to slash Cambodia’s productivity: report
This article first appeared on Khmer Times. Even if current levels of spending on climate change adaptation are maintained, rising temperatures in the Kingdom will continue to impact economic performance, reducing the country’s GDP by almost 10 percent by the year 2050, a report released Tuesday has found. Cambodia’s GDP in 2015 was already 4.6 […]
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ICLEI SEAS Annual Report 2017: Catalyzing Low Carbon Development in Southeast Asia
PDF (16.7 MB) | ICLEI | 2018
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Sustainable tourism key to Malaysian marine park’s ambitious plans
The boat docks at a rickety pier and our guide leaps over the side to begin up a steep path cutting through tropical jungle. It is approaching midday and, shielded from the cooling sea breeze, the air is becoming thick and heavy. Ahead, our escort of M16-wielding soldiers (a formality, I’ve been told) clambers up […]
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Pinoys urged to reduce meat consumption to help the environment
This article first appeared on ABS-CBN News. MANILA — Here’s something to chew on: a chunk of climate emissions is caused by what we eat. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the livestock process is “one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems.” Meanwhile, […]
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Germany, PHL mark 10-year cooperation in climate protection, biodiversity conservation
In Photo: GIZ Philippines’s Principal Adviser and Cluster Coordinator for Climate Change Dr. Bjorn Surborg (from left), Principal Adviser for Forest and Climate Protection-Panay Phase II Dr. Klaus Schmitt and Country Director Irina Scheffmann, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia, Ambassador Dr. Gordon Kricke and German Embassy-Manila Deputy Chief of Mission Dr. Roland Shcissau This […]
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Southeast Asian Mayors elected to the ICLEI Global Executive Committee
ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat congratulates Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto of Bogor, Indonesia and Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan of Catbalogan, Philippines for being elected as part of ICLEI’s Global Executive Committee 2018-2021. The Global Executive Committee (GexCom) is the representation of ICLEI Membership at the international arena; representing the organization to global institutions and dialogues. The GexCom, […]
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Citizens key to green management and protection
This article first appeared on SciDev.net. [JAKARTA] Citizen engagement emerged as an important issue at the third Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit held 23—25 April at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Attended by over 1,200 participants from across the Asia-Pacific region, this year’s summit tackled critical issues impacting climate change such as the management of peatlands, mangroves, and ecotourism. Key […]
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Unilever Strengthens Waste Recovery Efforts
This article first appeared on Unilever’s website. Unilever Philippines is embarking on an ambitious undertaking to significantly reduce the volume of sachet waste in Metro Manila and to reuse the waste collected as practical materials for the barangays of the cities that the company operates in. Single-use sachets have allowed a greater number of Filipinos […]
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Conserving Southeast Asia’s seas
This article first appeared on Inquirer.net. The United Nations’ call to conserve and sustainably develop the oceans perhaps resonates most with Southeast Asia than in any other part of the world. With a maritime territory thrice the size of its landmass, the region is among the world’s most bountiful and diverse maritime areas. The 10 […]
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