Bindu Lohani
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Asia-Pacific Region Lacks Water Security: ADB
14 Mar 2013 - 07:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MANILA, Philippines — A new joint study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) warns that over 75 percent of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region have a serious lack of water sec
Singapore International Water Week: Tackling Urban Water Issues
5 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
sinGapore — Cities must learn to deal with water in a multi-disciplinary way that treats it as an asset, Center for Livable Cities Executive Director Khoo Teng Chye told the Water Leaders Summit Roundtable at
Climate-Linked Migration Poses a Risk in Asia-Pacific
20 Mar 2012 - 23:11 by Local Press Report
Bangkok (Asian Development Bank) — Climate change will cause an upward surge in migration this century, and governments in disaster-prone Asia-Pacific nations must promptly enact a broad range of measures to stave off future human
Asia, Pacific Must Be at Forefront of Climate Change Adaption: ADB
7 Dec 2011 - 13:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
South Africa, DURBAN — Asia and the Pacific region should be at the “forefront of global efforts” to institute adaption measures to climate change because the region is “deeply vulnerable” to severe droughts and floods
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