Asian Development Outlook- April 2025
<p>Weak consumption in the People’s Republic of China will partly offset robust domestic demand in South Asia. Disinflation is expected to continue, driven by lower food and energy prices, along
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More of the Chinese Population Will Be Exposed to Heat Waves or Less Comfortable Weather Conditions
One of the major concerns in climate change studies is how the thermal conditions for the living environment of human beings will change in the future. In a paper recently published in Atmospheric
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Vipers: Kenya, China sign pact to restrict illegal trade
Kenya and China have forged a partnership in restricting the illegal trade of rare vipers. The vipers are illegally trafficked and sold in China to cartels and criminals. The partnership has been influenced
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How size and trigger matter: analyzing rainfall- and earthquake-triggered landslide inventories and their causal relation in the Koshi River basin, Central Himalaya
<p>The aim of this study is to investigate the differences in the mappable characteristics of earthquake-triggered and rainfall triggered landslides in terms of their frequency-area relationships, spatial
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India to benefit most out of China’s solar industry reforms; here’s how
China announced last week it was halting approvals of some new solar projects this year and cutting subsidies to developers to ease its pace of expansion, which is expected to slow demand in the world’s
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Reducing climate risk and poverty: why China needs ecosystem-based adaptation
As climate risks increase, China’s government must help its people — particularly the poorest farmers — to adapt and thrive. One increasingly popular and tested strategy is to adopt ecosystem-based approaches
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Rising CO2 emissions in 2017: What’s going on in China?
After three unprecedented consecutive years of decline, early estimates have brought the bad news that China’s energy-related CO2 emissions appear to have risen in 2017. Very preliminary estimates for
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Electric vehicles could increase net carbon emissions in India: IEA
India could reach 11% market share in EVs by 2030 The International Energy Agency has said there will be a net increase in carbon emissions due to electric vehicles when considering life-cycle emissions
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Failure To Mitigate Climate Change Could Cost Trillions, Finds Stanford Study
A team of researchers from Stanford University have determined that failure to meet climate mitigation goals set out in the Paris Climate Agreement could cost the planet trillions over the next century,
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Nurturing offshore wind markets: good practices for international standardisation
As the offshore wind power generation spreads to more countries, standardisation can help to overcome market barriers and spur further deployment. Initial experience in the sector has come mostly from
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A health impact assessment framework for special economic zones in the Greater Mekong Subregion
This health impact assessment framework serves as a guide to manage health risks and impacts in economic zones of the Greater Mekong Region and address transboundary issues associated with human migration.