( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “tinder-dry conditions.” Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies are holding a high-level meeting in Laos. [CutID: <Cuts> SOUTEAST-ASIA-SMOG-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 25s Title: SOUTEAST-ASIA-SMOG-house-q-THUam Out-cue: tinder-dry conditions] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Laos and other countries in Southeast Asia have committed to seeking more […]
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Southeast Asian countries consider ways to boost ‘green financing’ as region chokes on smog
( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “tinder-dry conditions.”
Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies are holding a high-level meeting in Laos.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Laos and other countries in Southeast Asia have committed to seeking more sustainable ways to feed their people and power their economies. The question is where the money will come from to do that.
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VERBATIM: They are discussing ways to help the region build resilience against shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters brought on by climate change. The need for faster progress was dramatically apparent as the city and surrounding region were engulfed in heavy smoke from fires. Some of those fires were set to clear forests for crops, some ignited by record high temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.