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What is missing in our understanding of urban slum environments and maternal, infant and young child nutrition from publicly available data in Asia and the Pacific?

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Given the recent, rapid urbanisation in Asia and the Pacific region, coupled with increases in the triple burden of malnutrition, we need to better understand maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) for populations living in urban slum environments.
Emma Haycraft   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

NGO Decision‐Making During Typhoon Disaster Response: Towards a Relational Approach

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the decision‐making processes of a non‐governmental organisation (NGO) during Typhoon Odette (Rai) in Palawan, Philippines. The typhoon, which struck during the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic, exacerbated vulnerabilities in the province, leading to the destruction of homes and livelihoods, disruptions in education, fatalities ...
Pamela Gloria Cajilig, Mona Nasser
wiley   +1 more source

A conceptual framework of urban food security and nutrition in low‐ and middle‐income country settings applied to the Asia‐Pacific region

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView., 2023
A conceptual framework is presented for enhancing food security and nutrition in urban areas in low‐ and middle‐income countries, highlighting key influencing factors, including food supply chains, community food environments, community infrastructure and services, and numerous underlying individual and household determinants, such as behaviours and ...
Paula Griffiths   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trading in troubled times: The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic, military coup, and Chinese border closure on the Kachin amber industry

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This paper investigates the impact of Covid‐19, border closure, and the military coup on the mining and trading of Kachin amber in northern Myanmar. Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic and the 2021 military coup have dramatically affected the lives and livelihoods of communities across Myanmar.
Seng Lawn Dan, Alessandro Rippa
wiley   +1 more source

Informal Institutions and Multinationals' Drive Towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Dark‐Side Perspective

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of informal institutions (including its dark side) on multinational enterprises (MNEs) in promoting sustainable development goals (SDGs) in a developing nation. Using qualitative interviews, we find that informal institutions, including “crime” and “corruption,” increase telecommunication MNEs' support of SDGs.
Ugbede Umoru   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Donald Seekins: Burma and Japan since 1940. From ‘Co-Prosperity’ to ‘Quiet Dialogue’ (2008) Buchbesprechung: Donald Seekins: Burma and Japan since 1940. From ‘Co-Prosperity’ to ‘Quiet Dialogue’ (2008)

open access: yesJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2009
Review of the monograph: Donald Seekins: Burma and Japan since 1940. From ‘Co-Prosperity’ to ‘Quiet Dialogue’ Copenhagen: NIAS Press, 2008, ISBN 978 87 7694 017 1, 191 pages Besprechung der Monographie: Donald Seekins: Burma and Japan since 1940.
Hans-Bernd Zöllner
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