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Living sustainably alongside increasing natural risks
News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 20/09/2017
» The past few weeks have been a grim reminder that natural disasters know no borders. They can strike countries at opposite ends of the globe simultaneously and whether in Asia or North America, the images of people and livelihoods being swept away are disturbing.
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Disasters need better risk handling
News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 30/01/2017
» This month's floods are a worrisome reminder of the increasing uncertainty of extreme weather events. Thailand's flood season usually ends in November, but this year, influenced by a low depression area and a strong northeast monsoon, widespread flooding in the south of the country has killed more than 90 people, affected over 330,000 households, and resulted in widespread asset losses.
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Asia-Pacific's road to sustainability
News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 08/12/2016
» Transport is a key contributor to economic growth, prosperity and to societal well-being.
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Migrants can shape a better future
News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 18/12/2015
» Over land, by air and by sea, the people of Asia and the Pacific are on the move -- this is the finding of the forthcoming Asia-Pacific Migration Report, the result of United Nations research led by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) and the International Organisation for Migration.
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Older people have role in society
News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 01/10/2015
» Just a few decades ago, the population of the Asia-Pacific region was dominated by the young. Now, as birth rates have dropped and life expectancies improved, the population is ageing. Twelve per cent of our people in the region are already over the age of 60. By 2050, this figure will rise to one-quarter of the whole population. Never before have countries aged as rapidly. It took France 115 years and Sweden 85 years to become aged societies, but for Vietnam and Thailand, it will take only 20-22 years. The region risks getting old before it gets rich. So how do we address this crisis of a rapidly ageing population in our region?
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