> Earth under threat: solutions to slow climate chan
 

July 24th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke  Print This Post/Page

MAIN_PHOTO__web_.JPGThe message from climate change experts is very much we have to act now.

In this edition of Asia Calling we profile private and state projects that aim to slow global warming and reduce its negative impacts.

 

Australia explores the nuclear option

July 24th, 2007 by Erica Vowles
 

Australia Nuclear 2 (web)_1.JPGClimate change might be bad news on many fronts, but in Australia it has revived the … more

 

Energy Police fight climate change in China

July 24th, 2007 by Elise Potaka
 

CHINA_ENERGY__web_.JPGOn a country by country basis, China is now the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. The Chinese government says much of this is … more

 

Pigs, waves and wind the energy answer for South Korea

July 24th, 2007 by Jason Strother
 

SK_pig_energy__web_.JPGAccording to the Chinese zodiac, this is the year of the pig. And for anyone born this year, good fortune awaits … more

 

Indonesia buys living trees

July 24th, 2007 by Rebecca Henschke
 

Indonesia_trees__web_.JPGIndonesia straddles both ends of the global warming debate. With 17,000 islands and a biodiversity second only to Brazil, it stand … more

 

The ‘Raincatchers’ of Rajastan India

July 24th, 2007 by Vinod K. Jose
 

India_Water_2__web_.JPGEastern Rajastan was once the driest state in India. Widespread marble mining and rapid logging cause the underground water supply to dry … more

 


ON AIR THIS WEEK
 

New Left Front Shaking Up India’s General Election Race : Political campaigning is in full swing in India. The 5 phases of polling is scheduled to begin on April 16 and more than 700 million voters are expected to cast a ballot. Besides two grand alliances headed by the ruling National Congress party and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, a newly formed third front, spearheaded by the Left is also in the fray. Could this 9-party alliance be a serious challenger to the status quo? In New Delhi Bismillah Geelani gives his assessment of the race so far.

Thai Sex Workers Feel the Squeeze as Global Recession Hits Tourism :
In Thailand, tourism is a major industry, worth billions of dollars. One of the many services traded is sex. Without social support or education to pursue other means, poor men and women are forced to work in this potentially dangerous occupation. But the slowing economic climate means that fewer tourists are visiting Thailand and it’s sex workers.
Michael Leung travels to Thailand and brings us their stories.

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