Press Release: ASEAN Cities Explore Methods and Tools to Address Climate Change

The effects of climate change are readily apparent in ASEAN as witnessed by the increasing number of extreme weather events, temperatures fluctuation and sea level rise. ASEAN cities are at a particular risk as many of them are located along coasts and river deltas. With half of ASEAN’s population already living in cities, ASEAN city governments are taking a proactive approach to counter this threat through programs that aim to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.

[read more]

WANTED: Biodiversity Champions

The search is on for youth organizations, corporations and media who have outstanding biodiversity conservation and advocacy initiatives in the ASEAN region. A regional awards program – the ASEAN Champions of Biodiversity – was recently launched by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) to recognize and honor exemplary biodiversity conservationists and advocates. ACB’s partners in this search are the ASEAN Foundation (AF), the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC), the European Union (EU), GTZ, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

[read more]

[Updates Archive]

ASEAN CALENDAR OF MEETINGS/EVENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT 2010

• 
  Exhibition
• 
• 
•