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IMF must lead climate financing
Oped, Published on 19/12/2023
» With their agreement at COP28 to "transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems", countries have made genuine progress on tackling climate change. But there is still much to do to mobilise the level of financing needed to turn the commitment into reality. International organisations -- especially the International Monetary Fund -- must step up. Though the IMF was relatively slow off the mark in the race to combat climate change, it has made great strides under Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. But it must take its climate leadership much further.
Shippers project rice exports of up to 8.8m tonnes
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/12/2023
» Thai rice exports are forecast at 8.7-8.8 million tonnes this year, driven by high demand from Indonesia.
Govt allays eastern corridor drought concerns
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/12/2023
» Businesses in the Eastern Economic Corridor will have enough water to last until summer next year, the government assured on Monday, following concerns about water shortages in the area.
El Niño nears historic intensity
Published on 14/12/2023
» El Niño is threatening to become one of the most intense events of its type in history as the weather pattern approaches its peak strength in the coming weeks.
Climate activists ask: ‘Where’s the money?’
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» PARIS - After a landmark call at a global climate summit for the world to move away from fossil fuels, experts say the pressure is on to fast-track — and fund — the global energy transition.
Indonesia tells army to help drought-hit farmers plant rice
Reuters, Published on 14/12/2023
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has ordered the military to help farmers plant rice as severe drought has reduced output of the staple in Southeast Asia's most populous country, lifting prices, requiring increased imports and threatening food security.
Shippers reduce export contraction
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/12/2023
» A Thai shipping group feels optimistic about the resilience of Thai exports despite a spate of challenges, forecasting the sector to contract 1% this year, improving from an earlier outlook of a 1.5% decline.
High-potential sectors to drive growth
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/12/2023
» Next year the Thai economy, particularly exports, will be driven by high-potential industries such as agriculture, food, cars and auto parts, as well as bio-, circular and green (BCG) manufacturing, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Heavier rains in East Africa due to human activity: study
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» NAIROBI - Climate change caused by human activity made torrential rains that have lashed East Africa since October and killed more than 300 people up to twice as intense, a scientific study said Thursday.
Mitigating climate change impacts
News, Published on 07/12/2023
» Growing up on a small rice farm in China in the 1960's, my family was keenly aware that any single adverse weather event could wipe out a year's worth of effort. The climate and weather patterns are something a farmer feels in his bones, but changes in these patterns and the extremity of events have, in recent years, shocked rural communities. We never imagined seasons might alter at the pace and scale we see today, bringing losses and damage that undermine years of hard-won rural development.