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Climate Change is a Security Threat to the Asia-Pacific
Continue readingThis article first appeared in SEARCA KC3‘s website. Climate change is likely to alter the local physical and strategic environment profoundly, and potentially catastrophically. This week the ASEAN Joint Task Force on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) will meet via video conference, with the COVID-19 pandemic escalating just as some countries in the disaster-prone […]
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Batangas City hailed as One Planet City Challenge 2019-2020 country winner for the Philippines
Continue readingThis article first appeared in WWF-Philippines’ website. The capital city of Batangas province has been named the Philippine winner in the latest edition of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) One Planet City Challenge, joining the list of national winners from 22 countries worldwide. The city’s comprehensive climate mitigation and adaptation plan, which includes […]
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First person: South Korea’s COVID-19 success story
Continue readingThis article first appeared in UN News. On Thursday, the Republic of Korea recorded no locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, prompting praise from UN Secretary-General António Guterres. UN News has been finding out, from two UN colleagues based in the capital, Seoul, how life is changing for the better. Self-discipline, effective measures, and testing Stephan Klingebiel […]
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Access to water and COVID-19: seven measures countries in Asia can take now
Continue readingThis article first appeared in Stockholm Environment Institute. Handwashing is the most effective measure for preventing the spread of COVID-19, provided the poor and vulnerable have access to clean water. Here are seven measures that countries in Asia can take now. As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe, the importance of access to clean […]