Changing climates: the heat is (still) on
The world is getting warmer and natural hazards are becoming more intense, likely bringing higher economic losses in the future. Today, four major weather perils result in expected economic losses of USD
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India among deadliest countries for land, environment rights defenders: Amnesty
India is among the deadliest countries for defenders of rights related to land, territory, environment, rights NGO Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In its global report 'Deadly but Preventable
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Pathways to low-carbon development for the Philippines
The Philippines currently has a low level of per capita greenhouse gas emissions. However, emission levels are growing at an increasing rate, with 4% annual growth between 2006 and 2012. The country’s
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Improved diagnostics fail to halt the rise of tuberculosis
<p>TB remains a big killer despite the development of a better test for detecting the disease.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.nature.com/news/improved-diagnostics-fail-to-halt-the-rise-of-tuberculosis-1.23000"
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Philippines set to keep open pit mining ban as Duterte rejects call to lift it
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine environment minister said on Wednesday that a ban on new open pit mining in the country would remain in place, with President Rodrigo Duterte rejecting government panel
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Nations better shielded from disasters, Pacific most at risk- study
BONN, Germany (Reuters) - Many nations have become less vulnerable to natural disasters ranging from cyclones to earthquakes because of improved preparedness, but Pacific island states remain most at risk,
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Philippines environment minister hopeful for end to open-pit mining ban
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines’ environment minister said he was hopeful that a ban on open-pit mining would be lifted before the end of the year after a government panel recommended its removal on
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Clean cooking push suffers from "shocking" lack of funding
Funding to boost the numbers of people with access to electric power and clean cooking is too low to meet the global goal for everyone to have modern, reliable and affordable energy by 2030, international
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Storm floods parts of Philippines; markets, schools shut
MANILA (Reuters) - Heavy rains caused flooding in some parts of the Philippine capital and nearby provinces, forcing the closure of financial markets, government offices and schools on Tuesday as a storm
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Protesters storm Philippines mining event, demand halt to extraction
MANILA (Reuters) - Around 300 protesters clashed with security on Wednesday at a Manila hotel where an annual mining conference was being held, demanding that mineral extraction be halted due to the environmental
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Accelerating renewable mini-grid deployment: a study on the Philippines
Consultations in the Philippines have called for “establishing an enabling environment for mini-grids” to expand energy access and increase national energy security based on renewable sources and technologies.