The 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident caused the world’s attitude towards nuclear energy to become sharply polarised. While Western Europe turned against nuclear energy, Southeast Asia’s emerging economies remained keenly interested in the technology. The need to sustain economic development amid global energy security worries – now compounded by plummeting oil […]

Issue Post March 20, 2020 How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19? Rob Vos Will Martin David Laborde Modeling shows that a looming worldwide economic slowdown could push tens of millions into extreme poverty.

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Countries: Algeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, World Source: World Health Organization WHO has trained 36 countries on Rapid Response Teams and contact tracing across Africa; tools for data collection, reporting and diagnosis have also been circulated.

It may be a cynical premise to argue at a time when countries all over the world are locking down, severely restrict public life and face the consequences of dropping industrial production. But it seems that there is a winner in this dire situation: the climate. According to American researchers, […]

Passing through airports in Hong Kong and Tokyo this week highlighted the differences in the approaches of the two Asian hubs in dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic.