Why smart systems need local heroes
Building resilient climate infrastructure does require high-tech equipment, satellite links and real time transmission of data.
Tag: climate change
The climate crisis French and Cambodia artists unite
A new exhibition featuring works by nine Cambodian and French artists opens at the magnificent French Embassy on March 7, addressing Mother Earth’s urgent moment of need.
How science offers hope in addressing climate emergency
Science does not only offer stark warnings. It can also come up with many of the answers we so acutely need, as well as solutions to change our ways of living and operating.
Every child under ‘immediate threat’ from climate, poor diet: UN
The world is failing to protect children from the health dangers posed by climate change and poor diet, a landmark UN report said Wednesday, warning that every child is under “immediate threat”.
Predicting what the future holds for Cambodia in 2040
Several factors will determine whether the population will prosper as hoped
Coronavirus outbreak is also part of climate change crisis
Numerous studies have shown that climate change is a major factor that modifies the geographic and temporal distribution of zoonotic virus animal hosts.
Locust swarms plague East Africa as wildfires burn Australia
Strengthened by climate change, the Indian Ocean Dipole has made Australia drier while countries such as Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia become wetter and more hospitable to desert locusts.
China must drive cooperation on climate change in this new decade
As Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi noted, climate change is one of the foremost global challenges of our times and also a highlight of China-EU cooperation.
Designer of top Cambodian hotels launches white paper on improving hotel industry
Bill Bensley’s white paper on how the hotel industry can combat climate change.
Thunberg, Trump to offer competing visions at climate-focused Davos
The starkly opposed visions of Trump and Greta Thunberg clashed in Davos.
A wildfire warning the world cannot ignore
True, climate change cannot start a wildfire, or any fire for that matter. But the effects of climate change can exacerbate bushfires.
Five lessons on how to save our relationship with nature in 2020
Nature does not just give us benefits, we are manifestly dependent upon it for our survival.
COP25: Developing past fossil fuels in India
Industrialised countries developed using fossil fuels to grow their economies. But in an era of climate change, can developing countries such as India find another way?
Sundarbans, an evolving unique ecosystem
The Sundarbans, a 10,000 km mangrove forest area, faces climate-change threats.
Reflections on COP25 – the UN’s 25th climate-change conference
The UN’s 25th Climate Change Conference has drawn to a close in Madrid, leaving us with conflicting emotions.
Whither the climate accord and future global commitments?
Disappointment seems to have become the norm, rather than the exception, of the UN Climate Change Conference and Madrid has been no exception.
COP25 fails to keep pace with the people
Paris Agreement was effectively an agreement to figure out a plan. Since then, the collective consciousness on climate change has shifted dramatically.
Green-finance deal survives EU split on nuclear energy
A split over the role of nuclear energy in fighting climate change nearly sank reform.
Can US escape finance duties at UN climate change conference?
Trump is not a fan of climate finance. In fact it was one of his main excuses for pulling out of the Paris Agreement. But is escaping financial responsibility for global warming really that simple?
Germany’s climate policy doesn’t suit the EU
They all agree, but they won’t all agree to participate. The hypocritical deal on climate neutrality by 2050 reached at the EU summit demonstrates how isolated Germany is on this issue
Say Samal supports climate change action
Cambodia is very concerned about the effects of climate change: Samal.
German car lovers want to challenge Fridays for Future
A new group of auto enthusiasts has sprung up in Germany that sees itself as a more rational alternative to the young climate protesters flooding the streets. It wants to battle climate change — without giving up cars.
In times of climate change, panic rules
As the planet heats up, so does the debate about climate change. Sensible debate is becoming increasingly difficult in these fearful times, and people with rational arguments are at a disadvantage.
Taking action against climate change
Sous Yara, Mak Bunthoeurn and Yong Heng discuss what young people can do to address climate change.
NY judge sides with Exxon Mobil on climate
A New York judge sided with Exxon Mobil in a closely-watched environmental case.
Developing Asian countries focus on climate aid commitments
Analysts said leaders of developing Asian countries attending the United Nations climate summit in Madrid are likely to focus on two key areas.
The issue with the current climate movement
Climate change is the greatest threat faced by the world in history, according to a 26-country survey released by the Pew Research Center. The United Nations has called climate change as the “defining issue of our time” and we are at its defining moment.
China’s climate leadership well demonstrated
In yet another warning of the increasingly dire climate change situation the world is now facing, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return”.
Climate change forces 20 million people to flee each year, says Oxfam
Climate-related catastrophes such as floods and forest fires are driving millions of people from their homes every year, said anti-poverty nongovernmental organisation (NGO) Oxfam.
Anger, hope and pleas for action at UN climate meet
Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilisation itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres told the opening plenary of a UN climate conference Monday.
