by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 5, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Non-Life, Reinsurance
As per this report, while the country’s North may face a heightened risk of water-related disasters, the South is likely to face drought. On the other hand, eastern China which is known as a key engine of economic growth, is likely to experience...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 8, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy
The Agro-Food Takaful Insurance Scheme will be launched through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries and will initially be offered to the nation’s 189,500 rice farmers, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. The insurance cover will be expanded in stages...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 17, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pandemic, Policy
Citing World Food Programme data, the joint statement said the number of acute food insecure people increased to 345 million in 82 countries “Making matters worse, around 25 countries have reacted to higher food prices by adopting export restrictions affecting...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 13, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pandemic, Policy
In a joint statement, the leaders of the four institutions warned that the war in Ukraine was adding to existing pressures from the COVID-19 crisis, climate change and increased fragility and conflict, threatening millions of people worldwide The World Bank,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy
New report on soil shows 55 percent of countries surveyed lack adequate capacities for soil analysis Some of the worst affected regions are in Central Asia, the Middle East, South America, North Africa and the Pacific. “Soil is the foundation of agriculture and the...
