#water security 新闻
South America's vulnerable Amazon rainforest region is a rising frontier for oil and gas drilling.
Extreme heat events are seriously harming trees, and the impacts are spreading.
Ashok Swain of Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research argues that climate issues are so important and urgent that they must be treated as national security issues.
Residential areas next to a major nickel processing site on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island recorded exponential increases in diagnoses of respiratory infections between 2020 and 2023.
#water security 观点
Plastic-contaminated soils affect food security, water quality and ecosystems, making soil health a critical global issue.
Major industry players are working together to create a voluntary global standard that can certify minerals as responsibly produced. But such a framework would consolidate the power and influence of these mining giants and allow them to act with impunity, while providing false assurances to investors, governments, and consumers.
Prohibiting mining in key areas can safeguard biodiversity and Indigenous rights in the energy transition.
Water markets offer a potential solution to address water scarcity, but they must be carefully regulated to ensure equitable access, prevent monopolisation and protect ecosystems.
#water security 视频
Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.
Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.
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Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.
Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?
#water security 播客
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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?
#water security 新闻发布稿
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
Singapore International Foundation (SIF)
Singapore International Foundation announces first project of its Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW) in East Malaysia
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems, UN finds
#water security 研究
SolAbility
Laos leads the Natural Capital Index 2021
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
Public-private partnerships for social good
SolAbility Sustainable Intelligence
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2020
Singapore International Water Week
SIWW 2018 Blue Paper: What will drive the next era of water management?
