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Malaysia’s next general election is due by August 2018 but could come before May. The vice-president of the opposition Islamist party Amanah has accused the government of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225775
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The ineffectiveness of the government's strategy for helping the indigenous poor in either tackling inequality or raising them out of poverty.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205642
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The water crisis raises questions about prevailing attitudes to water as a resource at a time of increasing climate variability, and highlights tensions between human and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280818
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This includes spending on programmes relating to sanitation, nutrition and provision of safe drinking water -- outlay that is separate from core health sector expenditure. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260151
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The poor, and small farmers, are the worst hit. Conflicts over the precious resource are impacting the mining and agricultural sectors. Agriculture represents 72% of water use…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256990
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Coffee and tea farmers across the region face challenges, with knock-on impacts for the wider economies. The national development plans of most East African governments emphasise…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224875
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Drought and agriculture.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247038
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Reducing water supplies are an established problem in the area, and recent events highlight long-term mismanagement of the water-supply infrastructure that has allowed the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285323
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Water scarcity and management.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212031
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The bill is intended to institute comprehensive, nation-wide regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). However, the White House has said that it would…