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Myanmar Rises to Challenge of Environmental Conservation
Growing environmental awareness in Myanmar is an encouraging development in one of the world's last pristine ecosystems.
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Gallery: Maps and Photos Show Asia Does Mass Transit Bigger, Faster, Better
A compilation of subway maps and photos shows the dramatic development of mass transit in Asian cities over recent years.
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Brahma Chellaney: Water the 'New Oil' of 21st Century
Water, says the winner of this year's Bernard Schwartz Book Award, is likely to be the source of both "wealth and conflict" in the 21st century.
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Video: Sensors Strapped to Kites Search for Clues in Beijing's Dirty Air
Two U.S. graduate students design kites with sensors that can easily monitor Beijing's air quality and send data back to the people on the ground.
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Photos: Watch Beijing's Air Quality Get Worse and Worse and Worse and ...
As the "airpocalypse" continues in northern China, we check in with Michael Zhao, founder of Asia Society's China Air Daily website, to see if there are any signs of hope.
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Interview: Schwartz Book Award Winner Brahma Chellaney on Asia's Water Future
The latest winner of Asia Society's Bernard Schwartz Book Award says that in Asia, water has gone from being just an environmental issue to being a strategic issue.
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How Will China's New Leaders Approach Rising Tide of Environmental Protests?
Asia Society Senior Advisor Junjie Zhang argues that addressing China's pollution and environmental degradation problems must be at the top of Xi Jinping's agenda.
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Hurricane Sandy: Could Extreme Weather Spur Reform in US as it Did in Myanmar?
In 2008 Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, causing massive devastation but spurring reform. Can Sandy push America to tackle climate change?
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Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Climate Change 'Disastrous' for Developing Countries
In New York, top officials help launch a comprehensive new report about the countries on the front lines of climate change.
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Remarks on Climate Change
Complete text of the Bangladeshi leader's remarks, with links to coverage of the launch of the 2012 Climate Vulnerability Monitor.
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Expert: New Report Shows Climate Change Actually a 'Regressive Tax' On World's Poor
Asia Society Associate Fellow Junjie Zhang says a new climate vulnerability report makes it clear that climate change will hit the poorest communities the hardest.
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