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VIETNAM: Drought heightens forest-fire risk
30 March 2010
(IRIN
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Vietnam is bracing for further forest fires because of the continuing drought.
"The increase in forest fires is one of the most severe and visible impacts of the drought," Pham Manh Cuong, a senior forest and environmental officer with the Vietnamese Forestry Directorate, told IRIN in Hanoi on 30 March.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88615/VIETNAM-Drought-heightens-forest-fire-risk
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ASIA: Voice of the indigenous "must be heard"
25 March 2010
(IRIN
),
Parliamentarians from 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have gathered in Manila for the first regional seminar highlighting the role of indigenous people in the context of climate change and mineral rights.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88560/ASIA-Voice-of-the-indigenous-must-be-heard
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VIETNAM: Government leads region in climate change challenge
9 March 2010
(IRIN
),
Serious efforts are under way to respond to the impact of climate change in Vietnam but a lack of capacity and resources remains a challenge, experts say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88362/VIETNAM-Government-leads-region-in-climate-change-challenge
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VIETNAM: Record drought threatens livelihoods
5 March 2010
(IRIN
),
As temperatures rise in Vietnam, a nationwide drought has dried up riverbeds, sparked forest fires and now threatens one of the world's richest agricultural regions, upon which millions depend for their livelihoods.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88320/VIETNAM-Record-drought-threatens-livelihoods
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ASIA: Pesticides pose health risks
25 February 2010
(IRIN
),
The use of pesticides in Asian countries has exposed communities across the region to unacceptably high health risks, according to a study conducted by the international Pesticide Action Network
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/88234/ASIA-Pesticides-pose-health-risks
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VIETNAM: Life-threatening landmine scavenging on the increase
21 January 2010
(IRIN
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Nguyen Luong Quy was planting a tree on a coffee plantation on the outskirts of Buon Ma Thout, the largest city in Vietnam’s Central Highlands in 2000, when his shovel hit a hard metal object. “There was a big explosion and I must have been knocked unconscious,” the farmer told IRIN. “I woke up in hospital and at first I thought I was dead because everything was white.”
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87822/VIETNAM-Life-threatening-landmine-scavenging-on-the-increase
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ASIA: Tsunami anniversary photo gallery
23 December 2009
(IRIN
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On 26 December, 2004, a magnitude 9.15 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Aceh Province on Sumatra island. It was followed by a tsunami which killed more than 226,000 people in 13 countries, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87533/ASIA-Tsunami-anniversary-photo-gallery
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ASIA: IFRC urges greater commitment to risk reduction
17 December 2009
(IRIN
),
More funds and policies are needed for disaster risk reduction to protect vulnerable communities in the Asia Pacific region, says the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87465/ASIA-IFRC-urges-greater-commitment-to-risk-reduction
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VIETNAM: Ethnic minorities lose out on maternal healthcare
16 November 2009
(IRIN
),
The birth rate in rapidly developing Vietnam has dropped in recent years while maternal health and antenatal standards have risen – albeit only for the dominant ethnic groups. Ethnic minorities mostly still give birth at home, without a healthcare worker or midwife, specialists say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87061/VIETNAM-Ethnic-minorities-lose-out-on-maternal-healthcare
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ASIA: Breastfeeding more crucial in emergencies
13 November 2009
(IRIN
),
A recent spate of natural disasters in Asia has further underscored the importance of breastfeeding during emergencies, with a need for additional policies to support this.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/87020/ASIA-Breastfeeding-more-crucial-in-emergencies
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