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1 – 10 of 16The capital obtains almost all of its water from rainfall, rather than from subterranean aquifers. Concerns are mounting over water security as increasing temperatures and longer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286560
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Driven in part by foreign exchange shortages and petroleum import costs, the measure also seeks to leverage Ethiopia’s own electricity resources to underpin a new ‘green…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287210
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With ongoing sea-level rise now considered inevitable, and climate change mitigation efforts serving only to limit, rather than avert, the risks, adaptation will be a necessity in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285200
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Rising temperatures and reduced rainfall have strained power systems across Central America in recent months, with hydroelectric dams generating less power while demand rises…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287453
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The forecast acceleration in the energy transition provides an opportunity for Latin America to boost growth by producing fuels, materials and products used to drive the adoption…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284021
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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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The road-and-rail project, which could end up costing around USD30bn, would link deep-water ports on either side of the Kra Isthmus, in effect connecting the Andaman Sea and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285612
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The situation has sent policymakers scrambling to identify fixes, as shippers explore alternative routes and the country faces the loss of hundreds of millions of US dollars in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284982
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His Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) did similarly well, securing its largest-ever Senate majority and taking a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. Success was built on a strong…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287382
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Under the agreement, Australia will fund climate resilience schemes and offer sanctuary to residents of the partly submerged Pacific nation while taking responsibility for…