Limits on key air pollutants toughened to protect people’s health from air pollution
The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced the newly adjusted Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs)
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Countries demanded to refrain from proposing hydropower dams as climate solutions
There have been attempts by hydropower industry to “greenwash” hydropower as clean energy to lure
We are not growing back greener: United in Science 2021
The latest UN’s climate compilation report released late last week, has shown Covid-19 did not
New GMS strategic framework introduced with Green Recovery and Covid-19 resilience included
The GMS grouping has renewed its efforts to address regional challenges in the next decade
1.5°C of global warming projected over next 20 years: IPCC
The latest report to assess the status of the world’s climate and related conditions by
Planned outflows from Jinghong dam continue to disrupt river communities downstream
The fate of Mekong river communities downstream is hanging in the balance as China has
Climate change and biodiversity loss “mutually” reinforce
The world’s leading scientists have come to terms with the interplay between climate change and
Decade on Ecosystem Restoration launched on World Environment Day
The global community has tried another big push to try to revive the degraded or
1.5 C warming likely in one of the next five years: WMO
The world’s top climate monitoring organization, WMO, has said there is about a 40% chance
WHO presents Nelson Mandela Award to Thailand’s ThaiHealth
In recognition of the globally-renown human right icon born in South Africa, the award is
Asean leaders urged to back protection of 30% of land and oceans ahead of CBD conference
Scientists and experts in the region under an umbrella, Campaign for Nature, a coalition of
Volatile Mekong threatens birds’ nests
Unseasonal releases of water from upstream dams endanger nesting birds in Thailand during the winter
AstraZeneca vaccine’s benefits outweigh risks: WHO
The world’s health organization has recommended the vaccinations continue as its advisory committee is still
Thailand sets to resume AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out as no link of blood clots weighed in
WHO has said there has been no relationship between the vaccine and the reported blood
UNESCO requests Luang Prabang dam’s new social impact assessment
Laos has not yet confirmed whether to go ahead with the new assessment as requested
Mekong’s fine sediments are no longer present: MRC
The Mekong River governing body, Mekong River Commission, has confirmed that the current blue-green hue
Covid-19 from the lab “extremely unlikely”: WHO
The initial findings of the World Health Organisation’s investigation team have suggested that the introduction
New Adaptation Action Agenda formulated to pave way for accelerating climate adaptation action for the coming decade
The two-day virtual conference this week, Climate Adaptation Summit, has seen a number of ideas
Thailand has yet to commit to WHO’s COVAX Facility to get cheap or free Covid-19 vaccines as it is classified as a “middle-income” country: Anutin
Deputy PM and Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul has stepped out to clarify points fired
World leaders push for new climate resilience platform to accelerate work amid Covid-19 challenges
The so-called Adaptation Action Agenda will be launched for the first time at the Climate
Thailand openly calls for transboundary impact assessments from Laos’ Sanakham dam
The working group of a high-level committee of the four Mekong country representatives, or the
Mekong locals observe changes in the Mekong following upstream dam operations
Jinghong dam in China’s Yunnan province continues cutting water outflows for its power grid maintenance
EU’s recovery sets a new course towards Green Economy and Digitalisation for the World
Veteran diplomats and international relations experts at the recent forum have projected the European Union
More of policy support and farm management empowerment needed to boost sustainable palm oil production in Thailand, the world’s third largest producer
Thai policymakers, business actors, and consumers have a key role to play in supporting sustainable
Mekong transboundary impacts addressed amid growing concerns about Sanakham dam’s impacts
Thailand’s Deputy PM Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has officially addressed the issue this week at the
US President-elect, Joe Biden, aims to shift the US to “clean energy revolution” with series of ambitious plans awaited
The move is expected to shift the world’s path along as observed by several observers,
Northeastern smallholder farmers backed to gain more acess of export market with global rice growing standard
The GIZ has recently teamed up with public and private partners to help the smallholder
Uptake of certified palm oil increases
The recently launched report by the non-profit platform, Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), shows
Global community fails to save biodiversity from “unprecedented” and “accelerating” loss as it only “partially” achieves 6 out of 20 targets by 10-year deadline
Transformative changes are desperately being called for by global bodies to help stem the loss,
Populations of over 4,000 vertebrate species face a steep decline in less than half a century: WWF
The global conservation organisation calls for transformational change in food production and trade to help