About Adaptation Futures 2020 will be co-hosted by TERI and the World Adaptation Science Program (WASP) in New Delhi from April 27-30, 2020. This edition is the sixth in the Adaptation Futures international conference series on global adaptation and the first to be held in Asia. It will not only shine a spotlight on adaptation challenges and action in the Asian context but will also emphasize knowledge sharing and co-learning for actionable
Our Ambition Our Work Get Involved Latest Knowledge Hub View Desktop The Amazon fires crisis As you've seen across the news in the last two weeks, the Amazon has been burning, with major cities plunged into darkness
Timothy C. Winegard's "The Mosquito" is abuzz with little-known history BY JONATHAN HAHN | AUG 29 2019 TINY LEVIATHAN: THE MOSQUITO HAS BENT THE ARC OF HISTORY, FELLING ARMIES AND EMPIRES. One singular apex predator has done more to shape history than any other animal on the planet. Statistically speaking, this titan among the species has killed roughly half of all humans who ever lived. As colonial domination played out over
August 30, 2019, by Vietnam Weekly The trade war has officially supplanted the Vietnam War as the most-covered war by international press. The Wall Street Journal has the latest entry in the "every company wants to move to Vietnam but it's not easy" series, while Nikkei Asian Review has the scoop on Google moving production of its Pixel smartphone from China to Bac Ninh Province (outside Hanoi). Friend
August 30, 2019, by Vietnam Weekly Everyone wants a piece of the aviation pie in Vietnam right now. Bamboo Airways, which launched earlier this year and is owned by real estate/resort giant FLC Group, recently received approval to triple its fleet from 10 planes to 30 by 2023. This came despite concerns over Bamboo's financial capacity, as the company reported US$14 million in losses since its first flight in April.VnExpress has
August 23-29, 2019 The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has pointed the finger at a subsidiary company of China Minmetals. The factory of Yingkou Medium Plate, a metals producer in Liaoning province, was found to have breached emissions standards and cheated during its application to become a “green factory”. The status would have allowed it to increase operation time and production, China Energy News reported on
August 23-29, 2019 Amid a slowing economy, the State Council has said local governments should gradually ease or cancel limits on buying new vehicles, whether powered by internal combustion engines or electricity.Cars and trucks are a major source of pollution in China, contributing as much as 50% of air pollutants in cities like Beijing. In recent years, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen
The construction of a Chinese-built port has led to legal action and conflict among fishing communities over compensation Janet Njunge August 29, 2019 Chinese dredger ship “Tianji” at the Lamu port. (Image: Alamy) At a police station on Lamu Island in Kenya, 47-year-old Somo Mohamed Somo is nursing his injuries. The chairman of the Beach Management Unit, a local group representing Lamu’s fishermen, Somo has come to lodge a complaint. He says
