BMKG prediksi hujan ekstrem 110,2 mm picu banjir di Kalsel
12 Januari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBadan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) menyebut telah terjadi hujan ekstrem dengan volume air mencapai 110,2 milimeter (mm) hingga memicu banjir di sejumlah wilayah di Kalimantan Selatan (Kalsel) pada …
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Climate Action Incomplete Without Women’s Contribution
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWomen make up 75 percent of the agricultural labour force in Kenya. Women are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change, and a Commonwealth report shows that without their inputs, climate action policies compound inequality. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiNairobi, Kenya, Jan 12 2022 (IPS) Judy Wangari is […]
Read MorePay-as-you-throw policies can work well if done right
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/nikofendi Pay-as-you-throw is a policy that charges people for the amount of trash they toss out. It’s also sometimes called variable-rate pricing or pay-as-you-waste. Many cities and towns around the world, including over 7,000 in the United States, have pay-as-you-throw waste policies. Examples include Seattle, Berkeley, Austin and Portland, […]
Read MoreAsia’s richest man is buying the Mandarin Oriental in New York for $98 million
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCarbon Quarterly – Volume 5
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCarbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning, and energy efficiency at nearly every level of government and business. Changes in carbon—and more broadly greenhouse […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Partner Pallavi Mehta Wahi Appointed to Federal Reserve Seattle Branch Board of Directors
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentSeattle – Pallavi Mehta Wahi, K&L Gates’ co-managing partner, United States; managing partner of the firm’s Seattle office; and chair of the firmwide diversity committee, has been appointed to the Seattle Branch Board of Directors of The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, effective January 1, 2022. Appointed to the […]
Read MoreSome 2.5 billion people in cities worldwide are exposed to air pollution
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/moerschy Some 2.5 billion people, or 86% of people who live in cities worldwide, suffer from varying degrees of air pollution. And many of them are at increased risk of cardiovascular, respiratory and other diseases. This is according to a new study in the Lancet Planetary Health journal, whose […]
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UN Plea to Save Afghanistan from Full-Blown Humanitarian Crisis
11 Januari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGul Khan*, 53, alongside his children and grandchildren, adds a handful of plastic to the stove in their home in Kabul. Gul Khan* has five sons and two daughters, and two grandchildren. They fled their home in Nangarhar province three years ago. All the children are now in school and […]
Read MoreWalhi Sulsel tiada henti kampanyekan penyelamatan hutan
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Walhi) Sulawesi Selatan terus mengampanyekan penyelamatan hutan dari ancaman alih fungsi lahan hutan hingga pembalakan liar. Selama 2021, Walhi Sulsel secara aktif dan gencar melakukan …
Read MoreWhat can we really learn from sex-disaggregated data?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWhat can we really learn from sex-disaggregated data? Jan 11, 2022 jmcquaid Tue, 01/11/2022 – 08:15 What can we really learn from sex-disaggregated data? Bjorn Van Campenhout Els Lecoutere David Spielman Parsing sometimes contradictory responses in household surveys. IFPRI Blog : Research Post Open Access | CC-BY-4.0 Jan 11, 2022Bjorn […]
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