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Asian Development Bank has a chance to get the ‘do no harm’ principle right
Protesters say Asian Development Bank should get its 'do no harm' principle right in crafting its new ADB Environmental and Social Framework. —PHOTO COURTESY OF ASIAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT ON DEBT AND DEVELOPMENT
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July 10, 2024July 10, 2024Opinion

Asian Development Bank has a chance to get the ‘do no harm’ principle right

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The board of directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is currently reviewing the draft of a proposed Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), which outlines new operational policies to better address environmental and social risks in the bank’s projects.  This proposed framework seeks to update ADB’s 15-year-old Safeguard Policy Statement to ensure the relevance of...

Assessing the global state of climate and environmental journalism
A composite image of a tree, in both drought and abundance. —PHOTO FROM EJN WEBSITE/PIYASET ON GETTY IMAGES
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June 9, 2024June 9, 2024Media

Assessing the global state of climate and environmental journalism

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Censorship and misinformation take many different forms. When it comes to climate and environmental journalism, censorship can be enforced by governments or state-controlled media and mis/disinformation actively spread by bad actors. But good information is also skewed by self-imposed censorship in the face of threats, and journalists’ misguided efforts to produce a “balanced” story.  The...