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Local stakeholders trained by Bicol state college on climate-resilient housing technology
One of the workshop participants tests the ease of use of the multi-blocks vibrating machine developed by BISCAST to create their own hollow blocks. Naga City– A technology transfer and dissemination training-workshop on the Climate Change Resilient Pilot Housing (CCRPH), led by the Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology (BISCAST) in partnership with […]
Continue readingCoal-reliant Philippines struggles to power up clean energy
This article first appeared on Thomson Reuters Foundation. LAMAO, Philippines, May 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For Nestor Castro and the other residents of Lamao village, which sits near two coal-fired power plants and an oil refinery, the country’s shift to renewable energy cannot come soon enough. Not only would it lessen the pollution in […]
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Energy storage’s day in the Singapore sun
This article first appeared on Eco-Business.com Talk about smart grids and renewable energy, and images of gleaming solar panels, spinning wind turbines and roaring hydropower are likely to come to mind. Less so the rows of non-descript batteries within energy storage facilities, which despite the lack of hype, have been called the last piece of […]
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ICLEI-led research on multi-level governance, presented in global resilience forum
Bonn, Germany – The results of a research paper on multi-level governance spearheaded by ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS) was presented during the 9th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation held in Bonn, Germany last 26-28 April 2018. Zeroing in on climate planning and implementation, the research paper looked at the experiences of […]
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Simple, grounded solutions to ensure access to clean water in Sukabumi, Indonesia
Access to safe water and sanitation is a need shared by people regardless of gender, race, and age. To push nations to act towards this universal need, the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6) is dedicated to ensuring access to clean water and sanitation. However, in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, access to potable […]
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Green jobs seen leading PHL to garden of growth
This article first appeared in Business Mirror. The answer to Asia’s plight of labor displacement from new technology may come from the environment. During its 51st meeting in Mandaluyong City on Friday, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) urged countries in the Asia-Pacific region to take advantage of the new job opportunities from the growing international demand […]
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