China’s energy sector is booming and renewables are fast gaining ground in the world’s most populous country, thanks in part to generous government subsidies. In the first half of this year alone, the country’s renewable power capacity increased by 9.5% to the tune of 750 gigawatts in total. Long subsidized, […]

Issue Post November 6, 2019 The making of Bangladesh’s Blue Revolution Sulin Chowdury A new IFPRI book explores the explosive growth of aquaculture and what it means for the future.

Source: CARE Country: Syrian Arab Republic Over 100,000 people are displaced, out of which more than 15,000 are living in collective shelters, with few possessions or clothing, making them more vulnerable as the winter approaches. Amman, 6 November 2019 – As temperatures plummet across the Middle East, CARE warns that […]

When Alvin Yapp was 14 he saw a play in Singapore that changed his life. It was a Peranakan production that focused on the fraught and comic relationship between a mother and her daughter-in-law. It gave the teen a glimpse of his heritage, but as he didn’t speak Malay, he […]

The Asia-Pacific region is taking important preparatory steps to strengthen the governance of aquaculture for sustainable development and future food security, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today. Following four decades of advancements, aquaculture has surpassed capture fisheries to become the major source of fish for human […]