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Climate action urgency growing
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/03/2022
» Summertime has arrived in this part of the world, with temperatures rising considerably although we are not yet in April, normally the hottest month in Thailand.
Groundwater: Making the invisible visible
Asia focus, Pia Yasuko Rask, Published on 28/03/2022
» Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise, putting our most visible sources of water at risk. From Spain to parts of the African continent, droughts are being experienced at unprecedented levels. Madagascar last year faced a food crisis that left 1.3 million people facing severe hunger following the worst drought in four decades.
Climate challenge
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 03/05/2021
» While Southeast Asian countries have been busy developing national and regional policies to mitigate the effects of climate change, its impact is becoming more evident.
Embracing change
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/04/2021
» Ernst Coppens loves dynamics -- anything unexpected and exciting.
Sharing the Mekong
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/03/2021
» "The Mekong River is the source of prosperity," an old saying goes, and it was once true for Pongsak Saitongmart. The 69-year-old former fisherman and his family of five largely depended on income from fishing and a vegetable farm fed by water from the Mekong.
Can China control the weather?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 11/01/2021
» After successfully tackling its coronavirus outbreak, China is now setting its sights on taming the weather.
Time to build back greener
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/12/2020
» Watching the deluge in Nakhon Si Thammarat and other southern provinces of Thailand has been really distressing. Days of heavy rains have left roads inundated, hogs have been swept away on livestock farms and human casualties are rising after incessant rain triggered forest runoff from the Khao Luang mountain range, flowing into the Nakhon Si Thammarat municipal area for the first time in 30 years.
China tackles food security fears
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 16/11/2020
» The Covid-19 crisis is adding to China's food security risks as importers have been told to avoid frozen food imports from countries suffering severe outbreaks after positive tests on packaging of some imported seafoods.
Leading with purpose
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 06/07/2020
» The longstanding relationship between Thailand and Germany has been marked by numerous cooperation efforts that have been fundamental to advancing the kingdom's economic development. The German government development agency GIZ has been among the driving forces behind this fruitful relationship.
Clean transformation: Indian city winning war on waste
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/02/2020
» Fruit seller Neeraj Karat is proud of his city. This was not the case just four years ago, when a large heap of garbage was part of the landscape just a few hundred metres from his stall in Jabalpur.