Green economy
The green economy aims to reduce environmental risks through sustainable development. Opportunies for green growth exist in renewable energy, green buildings, sustainable transport, water management, waste management, as well as land management.
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09 Apr 2020 . Climate Change, COVID-19, Disaster Risk, Green Economy, Health
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COVID-19: 3 Lessons for Climate Change
How we respond to COVID-19 may offer us lessons for another crisis which is...
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01 Nov 2019 . Chemicals and Ozone, Climate Change, Green Economy, Pollution, Urbanization
World Cities Day: Accelerating Low Carbon Cities in Malaysia through the GTALCC Project
Five cities (Putrajaya, Iskandar Malaysia, Cyberjaya, Petaling Jaya and Hang Tuah Jaya) are chosen...
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20 Sep 2019 . Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Chemicals and Ozone, Climate Change, Ecosystem services, Green Economy, Nature based solutions, Pollution
Award for man who stopped a mega-dam and saved Borneo’s rainforest
Peter Kallang spent years raising awareness of the plans among indigenous communities in the...
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17 Jul 2019 . Communications, Digital Transformation, Economic Outlook, Energy, Green Economy, Policy, Technology, Transportation, Urbanization
Malaysia’s $100BN Smart Island City
Malaysia is raising four artificial islands from the waters of the Johor Strait and...
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13 Feb 2019 . Chemicals and Ozone, Climate Change, Green Economy, Pollution, Waste Management
Malaysia plastic pollution: ‘We saved our town from your Western rubbish’
When illegal factories sprang up around Jenjarom in Malaysia, choking the town with toxic...
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