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A media report earlier this month noted that a former Defence Chief, Lieutenant-General Desmond Kuek, would appointed to Permanent Secretary post at the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR). My first impressions of this shift: 1) Environmental and Water issues are taken seriously and given as much attention as other traditional security/military issues. 2)
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A couple of publications that are 3 months dated…. but hey, better late than never!! ;-D Update on COP 15: States’ Deliberations and Decisions By Caballero-Anthony, M. Kuntjoro, I.A. & Jamil, S. NTS Alert, January 2010/1, Centre for NTS Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Update on COP15: Civil Society Actions and Reactions to
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Ok so clearly there’s been a certain degree of tardiness in my blog postings for the past few months. But hey, what can I say… its been a pretty busy period. Back on the scene, after submitting my Masters dissertation today – entitled Democracies and Effective Climate Change Mitigation – An Indonesian Case Study. Like
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Hello folks, its been a while since the last entry. Nevertheless I’d like to take this timely opportunity during the month of Dhul al-Hijjah to share with you two pieces related to the fifth pillar of Islam- the Hajj. Beyond the spiritual aspects of the Hajj, these articles highlight issues related to how this fifth pillar
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How often do you get to meet someone who you’ve only admired and known about through books and the media? 28th August 2009 was one such day for me. I met Professor Emil Salim of Indonesia. Though an unassuming man in his late 70s, Pak Emil’s vast experience as an Indonesian policy maker and international advisor is
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As governments gear up to meet in Copenhagen later this year to formulate a Post-Kyoto protocol framework on climate change, governments have been slow in translating scientific knowledge into policy responses. There is thus an urgent need for a holistic approach. This op-ed – written by yours truly – was published on 8th April 2009 as
Sofiah Jamil 