Environment and natural resources
Pollution and waste
Dialogue Forum 5: Surge in plastic waste during covid19 (in Thai)
In times when society has become widened with gaps and differences of views and opinions, one issue could be escalated into a crisis if there are no platforms available for appropriate discussion among all concerned. The media, while informing and inspiring their audience, could also take ...
#Right2CleanAir Roadshow: From 2.5 to Zero
Air pollution is an invisible enemy, killing over 4 million people globally each year. A clean air future requires systems-level change. Everyone – from civil society, the private sector and government – has a role to play. Aligning and prioritizing action based on data and facts ...
ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION: Haze and Social (In)Justice in Southeast Asia: Past Experience and What Next?
In this our first Political Ecology in Asia Seminar, coinciding with the International Conference on New Research in International Development, Human Rights, and International Relations at a Time of Disruption, we focus on the issue of social justice and air pollution. The discussion will examine ...
NEW REPORT: Communities on the Frontlines of the Global Plastic Crisis
When China took action to protect its borders from foreign plastic pollution by effectively shutting its doors to plastic waste imports in the beginning of 2018, it threw the global plastic recycling industry into chaos. Wealthy countries had grown accustomed to exporting their plastic problems, with ...
GAIA
Joint Statement between the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
At the invitation of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang, President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump paid a state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, from November 11 to 12, 2017.[] 14. The leaders noted that, as a partner of ...
The White House
Water journal calls for special issue submissions: "Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Greater Mekong Subregion of Southeast Asia"
Open-access journal Water is calling for papers and contributions for an upcoming special issue covering the Water-Energy-Food nexus in the Greater Mekong Subregion. See below for the call in full, or over at their site.—Dear Colleagues,The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is a prime exemplar of the ...
US EPA confirms continuity of open data service
US Environmental Protection Agency Public Affairs Director confirms that EPA’s Open Data Web service will not be turned off, given a continuing resolution is passed on April 28, 2017. The service will remain operational and available.Read more at Bernadette Hyland’s Medium article. ...
ADB releases Asian Water Development Outlook 2016
The Asian Development Bank has released its Asian Water Development Outlook for 2016, a report into water security in Asia. You can download the report in PDF form by clicking on the cover image on their website, and read the full press release below.—Asia Pacific Shows ...
