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Applying the lessons of Covid-19 to climate change
Oped, Published on 26/08/2021
» We no longer have the luxury of time to debate climate change or stall on taking action. This was made crystal clear in the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The world's leading climate scientists reveal that previous estimates have underestimated how rapidly we will feel the devastating consequences of a warming planet, and how severe the impacts will be -- not in the distant future, but right now.
Blueprint on how to communicate on climate change
Oped, Published on 20/08/2021
» On Aug 9, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of leading scientists and academics, published its "6th Assessment Report". While boasting over 14,000 individual studies, the spotlight was on its headline statement's very first sentence: "It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land."
Heed climate warning signs
News, Editorial, Published on 01/08/2021
» Emerging a little over a year-and-half ago, Covid-19 has been a collective shock on the human psyche. It has redefined how we live and view the future and although the crisis was largely unexpected, the same can't be said of climate change. Scientists have been trying to warn us for decades and recommended measures to cut down emissions before it is too late. It is such a pity that policymakers rarely paid attention until recently.
Can we build back better by Oct 15?
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 22/06/2021
» By Oct 15, Buddha willing, Thailand will be ready to welcome visitors from abroad including domestic travellers. Last Wednesday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha bet his political career and reputation on a pledge that Thailand will be back in business once again in four months' time.
Vaccination in Southeast Asia: it's complicated
Oped, Johanna Son, Published on 24/04/2021
» 'So which wave of Covid-19 are you in?" is a question Southeast Asians ask of one another these days. A year after the lockdowns that their countries went into, many of them are, well, back in them again, even as vaccinations are underway in all countries in the region.
How contact tracing exposed a Covid-19 hoax
News, Published on 14/01/2021
» The diet hoax -- that eating high-alkaline foods could beat Covid-19 -- should have died down by now. After all, science experts and fact checkers across the globe had been quick to bust it when it came out.
Science has delivered, will the WTO?
News, Published on 14/01/2021
» A proposal by India, South Africa and eight other countries calls on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to exempt member countries from enforcing some patents, and other Intellectual Property (IP) rights under the organisation's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, known as Trips, for a limited period of time. It is to ensure that IPRs do not restrict the rapid scaling-up of manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. While a few members have raised concerns about the proposal, a large proportion of WTO members support the proposal. It has also received the backing of various international organisations, multilateral agencies and global civil society.
Far worse is coming for world with climate change
Oped, Published on 23/10/2020
» It is hard to imagine more devastating effects of climate change than the fires that have been raging in California, Oregon, and Washington, or the procession of hurricanes that have approached -- and, at times, ravaged -- the Gulf Coast. There have also been deadly heat waves in India, Pakistan, and Europe, and devastating flooding in Southeast Asia. But there is far worse ahead, with one risk, in particular, so great that it alone threatens humanity itself: the rapid depletion of Arctic sea ice.
Big Pharma in vaccine pushback
News, Published on 10/09/2020
» As President Donald Trump repeatedly touts the possibility of a Covid-19 vaccine winning approval by Election Day, the companies he needs to make that happen are pushing back. And that's a good thing all around.
Four weapons against coronavirus
News, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Published on 05/02/2020
» The novel coronavirus outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The highest level of international solidarity and cooperation is now needed to protect health and keep people safe.