Economic damages expert witness

Drought could become less frequent in this region. Agriculture yields could see increased volatility here. In agriculture crop yield, annual probability of a 10 per cent yield decline will increase 2 per cent today to 8 per cent by 2050. At the same time, annual probability of a 10 per cent yield increase will decrease from 5 per cent today to 1 per cent by 2050. … [Read more...] about McKinsey: 8-13 per cent of Asia GDP to be at risk from climate change by 2025

Since the organisation of the 8th meeting in December 2019, a number of issues have been handled including China’s admission of Vietnamese dairy products for export to China, China’s restoration of exporter status to three Vietnamese companies to export fishmeal to China, and China’s recognition of the Dong Dang-Pingxiang railway to be eligible to be used to export fruit to the Chinese market. Notably, Vietnam-China trade revenues were maintained and indeed expanded in the early months of 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Director of the Asian and African Markets Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Le Hoang Oanh, suggested the two sides extend clearance times and restore import and export activities of goods at Vietnam-China border markets and gates. She also suggested market opening for Vietnamese agricultural products and the establishment of a Vietnam Trade Promotion Office in Chengdu city in Sichuan province as well as boosting trade … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China discuss measures to promote bilateral trade

According to the city’s Agriculture and Rural Development, torrential rains, climate change impacts that have changed water flows and illegal sand mining worsened landslide problems in rivers in the city. The department last month identified sites vulnerable to landslides. … [Read more...] about Landslides occur along rivers in Hanoi