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Laos sees huge jump in Covid-19 cases, while lockdown in Cambodia threatens food securityDaily infections in Laos hit triple digits, while observers say Cambodians are starving during an extended lockdown. -
Why Cambodia's environmentalists fear new internet firewallEnvironmental activists in Cambodia fear for their privacy and freedom of expression as the country introduces a new China-style internet firewall.
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Global rainforest loss 'relentless' in 2020, but Southeast Asia offers hopeCutting down forests has major implications on climate goals. Primary forest loss last year jumped about 12 per cent from 2019, with Brazil having the highest deforestation rates, while Indonesia and Malaysia seeing some improvements. -
New platform aims to reveal dam and climate impacts on the MekongResearchers hope the tool, which provides satellite imagery, maps and data, will show effects of dam building and climate change in the Mekong basin.
Opinion
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Four things Asia’s energy sector must do in 2021 to meet climate goals– Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do. -
RCEP: What’s in it for Asia and the Pacific?– The signing on 15 November 2020 of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement concluded 8 years of negotiations among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and New Zealand. -
Asean's road to a green economic recovery– Faced with a grim economic outlook, how can Asean member states include the clean energy transition in their Covid-19 recovery plan?
Videos
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Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?– Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
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Clothing the Loop: Art made from textile scraps shows the true cost of fashion– An abandoned garment factory in Phnom Penh is reclaimed by artists in a haunting exhibition that depicts the impact of the fashion industry on the environment.
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Thailand's AIT invents 'off the grid' solar toilet and sewer system– The Asian Institute of Technology demonstrates how the heat from solar power can help disinfect septic tanks at the recently held Reinvent the Toilet exhibition in New Delhi, India.
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