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Fishery and aquaculture are among the most ancient and important sectors of Oman economy, with deep cultural and social significance. Before oil was discovered in the 1960s, 80 percent of the population lived from agriculture and fishing. However currently fishing is not economically productive....
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Shifting consumer demand and accelerating climate change will further shape the agri-food sector in Croatia in the next decade. Consumers in high value markets in the EU and beyond are shifting their expenditures towards safe, healthy, sustainable, and convenient products. Recent EU market...
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This report is part of a national overview of agricultural pollution in the Philippines, commissioned by the World Bank. The overview consists of three 'chapters' on the crops, livestock, and fisheries sub-sectors, and a summary report. This 'chapter' provides a broad national overview of: (a)...
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The report is the result of detailed research and consultation, which included review of literature, original analysis of fisheries data, and extensive meetings with people from the Federal Government, Provincial Governments, the private sector, and non-government and international...
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The understanding of the impacts of climate change on fisheries is constantly increasing and can be organized around several main factors - ocean acidification, sea-level rise, higher water temperatures, deoxygenation, changes in ocean currents - although these factors are unequally known and...
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Thailand is the twentieth most populous country in the world, located at the center of Southeast Asia. The southern end … of the country is a peninsula with the Andaman Sea to the west and Gulf of Thailand. Located in the tropical region …, Thailand's climate is relatively warm all year round. Thailand has experienced negative growth due to the impacts form the …
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system covers the large informal sector in Thailand at all times, not only during crises …
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Thailand is widely considered progressive among developing and middle-income countries regarding the inclusion of … orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in Thailand is qualitative in nature. A new study led by the World Bank, in partnership … quantitative data on economic and financial outcomes for a large, statistically significant sample of LGBTI people in Thailand …
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Thailand, like many countries around the world, is in the midst of a significant plastic waste crisis. In 2019, the … government of Thailand released the Roadmap for Plastic Waste Management 2018-2030 and is developing the National action plan on …-priority catchments. The study presents the first large-scale assessment in Thailand to integrate national waste generation and waste …
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Thailand has succeeded in expanding coverage of publicly-funded and publicly-managed health insurance schemes …, following the introduction of universal health coverage policy in 2001. While Thailand's achievement of universal health … financial protection. A recent study by Thailand's health insurance system research office (HISRO) shows that utilization of …
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