#HackSociety 2017: Ideas to manage waste, sustain food production

By Food and Nutrition Security for Southeast Asia Knowledge Sharing Portal MANILA, Philippines – Ideas to recycle waste products and promote agriculture – these were just some of the concepts pitched by finalists in the environment and climate change category of the 2017 HackSociety semi-final round held on Friday, September 15. Four teams pitched their ideas on […]

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SDG 9 – Naga City Shows How to Build Resilient Infrastructure while Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization

By Cities Development Initiative for Asia  Natural disasters affect men and women, children and other vulnerable groups differently due to varying economic structures, social practices, and responsibilities. And it is well known that this divergence in their vulnerability to climate change impacts increases, the lower the socio-economic status of an area gets. For Naga City in […]

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Munti school’s ‘future energy’ project vies for int’l prize

Research adviser Ma. Regaele Olarte (center) looks on as her students at Muntinlupa National High School work on a project that could bag the top prize in an international competition promoting renewable energy.—Photo by Dexter Cabalza; Inquirer.net By Dexter Cabalza, Inquirer.net A science project proposal by Muntinlupa City high school teachers is vying for the […]

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Toward a Resource-Efficient and More Resilient Tanjungpinang

Home to at least 200,000 people, Tanjungpinang is noted for its large hilly areas punctuated with valleys. Located in the Riau Archipelago in Indonesia, the provincial capital engages in trade, tourism, and shipyard services in Riau and its neighbor Singapore. A busy trading port, Tanjungpinang facilitates economic activities between Indonesia’s islands and cities. In the […]

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Climate change will impact Philippines’ ability to feed its people

Filipino farmer Ludovico Gagante checks the yield of his crops. Image: Karen Bermejo; Eco-Business.com By Karen Bernejo, Eco Business.com Climate change is altering production systems and compromising food security and nutrition for millions of people in the Philippines, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO). José Manuel Fernandéz, FAO’s country representative […]

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Commentary: In this heat, Southeast Asia’s economies may take a hit

One expert estimates that Singapore could suffer as much as a loss in productivity of 25 per cent because of the heat. (File photo: Ngau Kai Yan, from Channel News Asia) By Richard Hewston, Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: If you think it’s hot out there today, spare a thought for the thousands of workers who […]

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