What’s at stake in China’s plan to blow up islands in the Mekong
If the river islands are bombed away and if the riverscape is engineered into something more like a large artificial canal, then endangered species face extinction.
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Mahidol University
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Fly me to the Moon? Why the world should be wary of Elon Musk’s space race
The Moon belongs to all of us. Let's share in its beauty from afar without splashing around $100 million on a showy space trip.
These six utopian cities of the future will help you re-imagine life on Earth
Given that cities may be home to 80% of humanity by the end of the century, they can only be sustainable if eco-friendliness is one of their core features.
How the Asia-Pacific can lead the way on migrants and refugees
Unless managed more effectively, forced migration will have permanent and intensifying negative impacts on countries across the globe.
The Andaman Sea refugee crisis a year on: is the region now better prepared?
Plans for more robust architecture on forced migration need to be more advanced. Countries in our region must not rest on their laurels.
The Andaman Sea refugee crisis a year on: what happened and how did the region respond?
The region is showing signs it is determined to ensure similar mass displacement crises such as that which took place in the Andaman Sea in 2015 are avoided.
The Bali Process can do a lot more to respond to forced migration in our region
There is every sign the underlying causes of forced migration – war, repression, ethnic conflict, climate change displacement and rampant human trafficking – will continue.
