Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "developing countries"
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For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw
(Manila Standard,February 15, 2018 , on page A5)Before man-made climate change kicked in—and well before "Day Zero" in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May—the global water crisis was upon us. Freshwater resources were already badly stressed before heat-trapping ... -
From Marrakech, hope for climate change
(Manila Standard,November 22, 2016 , on page A4-A5)Last Friday, November 18, the 22nd session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change closed in Marrakech, Morocco. Two weeks of intense negotiations produced credible outcomes ... -
India says WTO fishing plan favors rich nations
(Manila Standard,November 15, 2021 , on page B3)The latest World Trade Organization proposals on ending fishing subsidies are unfair, weak and favor rich nations, an Indian official told AFP on Friday. Governments spend billions of dollars every year subsidizing fishing ... -
RP is vulnerable to climate change
(Manila Standard,March 9, 2018 , on page A5)Today I adapt the article of my daughter Ivy on climate change at risk: In the last 20 years, the Philippines suffered the most catastrophic events (289). It’s the fifth most vulnerable to climate change with its recurrent ... -
UN climate conference supports Salceda board
(Manila Standard,January 2, 2015 , on page B3)The United Nations Convention on Climate Change commended the Green Climate Fund leadership, under Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, for fulfilling the complex requirements for its operation and for raising an initial $10.2 billion ...