Islamabad—Speakers at a seminar urged Pakistan and India have been urged to cooperate with each others to cope with the challenges and threats posed by climate change in the world and the region. The seminar organized by joint organized by Planning Commission of Pakistan, Sustainable Policy Development Institute (SPDI) and German think-tank Heinrich Böll Foundation

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China’s rise and India’s advance are two of the most spectacular dynamics. The power shift to the Asia Pacific, however, will be a long transition, and Asia faces three major challenges over the next decade; first, the instability of the North Korean regime in the process of leadership succession and the eventual unification of the

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The Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (Adaptation Forum) started yesterday (21-22 Oct 2010) at United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) Bangkok, Thailand. The key messages of the first day deliberations are given below in various thematic areas: (1) Vertical Integration Multi‐level Governance, Science and Poverty Climate change adaptation can be considered as “development done right”, but

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