Manila’s search for energy security

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The Philippines has seen its needs for electricity steadily increase over the years just as the government wants to bring electricity to all the country’s 107 million residents by 2022. At the same time, the country wants to wean itself off coal-fired power plants, which have been a mainstay of […]

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New agreement to protect vulnerable family farmers and their farm animals from volcanic eruptions takes shape in the Asia-Pacific region

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While increasingly unpredictable, and seasonal, climate-related disasters continue to cause massive hardships for farmers and their animals in Asia and the Pacific, the world’s most disaster-prone region, volcanic eruptions can cause catastrophe. In particular, during the last two centuries, volcanic eruptions in rural areas of Indonesia and Philippines have resulted […]

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Towards innovative, conflict-sensitive and human rights-based approaches to forest monitoring

17 Juni 2020 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

The Governments of Myanmar and Finland today launched a trailblazing project designed to allow for monitoring of forests in a manner that is sensitive to local conflicts and protects human rights. The five-year project will be led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) thanks to […]

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Global consultation on youth and digital technologies in sub-Saharan Africa

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A global dialogue to produce recommendations for how organisations can support African youth to make the most of digital tech in a post-Covid-19 world.

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We can heal the planet if we set our mind to it

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The year 2020 has the eerie feel of the first chapter in a dystopian novel, but the idea that something must be done about climate change isn’t new. Almost 30 years ago, during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, a strong push to reduce […]

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Mahfud MD : Presiden tegaskan komunis, Marxisme dan Leninisme terlarang di Indonesia

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Menkopolhukam Mahfud MD menegaskan Tap MPR No XXV Tahun 1966 tetap berlaku dan tidak bisa dibatalkan.

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Tanzania: Postharvest innovations key to raising youth involvement in horticulture

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Participation in horticulture gives Tanzanian youth income options within a short period By External SourceJun 16 2020 (IPS-Partners) Horticulture is a field of agriculture that involves a short growing season averaging three months and offers quick yields and returns on investments despite the high rate of postharvest losses. In Tanzania, […]

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Motivations & Models for Health Systems Forming Captive Venture Capital Funds

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UN seeks $390 million to address COVID-19 and humanitarian needs of 7.4 million people in South Sudan

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Country: South Sudan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The COVID-19 Addendum brings the overall appeal for the year to $1.9 billion. Agencies aim to assist 7.4 million people by the end of the year, up from 5.6 million planned before the outbreak.

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Global consultation on youth and digital technologies in sub-Saharan Africa

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A global dialogue to produce recommendations for how organisations can support African youth to make the most of digital tech in a post-Covid-19 world.

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