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A Changing World: Southeast Asia, testing the resilience in the driving force of the world
The region that grows the most in the globe faces major challenges after years of rapid development: from the ageing of the population to the transformation of its economic model. []Southeast Asia has proven to be invincible capitalizing economic liberalism in the industrial era. Now, the ...
World Bank Group Announces $50 billion over Five Years for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
The World Bank Group today launched its Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience. Under the plan, the World Bank Group will ramp up direct adaptation climate finance to reach $50 billion over FY21–25. This financing level—an average of $10 billion a year—is more ...
Programme helps raise Mekong Delta’s resilience to climate change effects
The Integrated Coastal Management Programme (ICMP) in the Mekong Delta region has brought about marked economic benefits to targeted localities, heard a conference in Can Tho city on July 24. The programme was launched in 2011 at a cost of 23 million EUR (26.9 million USD) ...