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'As multilateral development banks, private sources and governments gear up to fill massive infrastructure gaps in Asia, we must not miss a unique opportunity', writes Vinod Thomas, Director-General, Independent Evaluation of ADB, in an opinion piece in the Economic Times. 'This is the chance to make infrastructure climate-friendly'...
The National Disaster Management Authority has asked Punjab government to focus on preventive steps besides preparedness and response in the event of disaster, including the need for strict adherence to building codes. 'The management of any disaster is not only government's job, everybody has to play a role in creating awareness besides having training to meet any kind of disaster'...
'The plan aims at restoration of power supply as quickly as possible,' a power department spokesperson said in an article by the Economic Times. In accordance with the state plan, Powercom would draw up mitigation, preparedness and response plans including capacity-building, data collection, damage assessment and rehabilitation and reconstruction...
'The Himalayas are threatened like never before. Most pertinently, the immensity of the impact on life and property is entirely attributable to poor planning, bad governance and environmentally-destructive activities promoted and justified in the name of 'development',' writes Amitabha Pande in the Economic Times...
Industrialized nations claim that they did meet their commitments to fast start finance targets, a $30 billion aid to help developing countries to adapt and mitigate climate change, in spite of the economic crisis, reports Economic Times...
A new study that is about to be published in the Current Science predicts increased precipitation in intense bursts but in the same time water scarcity over the sub-continent of India in the next 20 years. Researchers used climate models that will be used for the next report of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change...
Many Asian cities are 'lagging behind in infrastructure provision, whether we talk about sewers, roads or electricity supplies,' told Professor Sun Sheng Han, an urban planning expert at Australia's University of Melbourn told the Economic Times...
These impacts in the nature of extreme events and disasters not only have humanitarian significance but economic consequences as well, asserts R K Pachauri reports for the Economic Times...
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