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Norway and Vietnam cooperate to improve maritime disaster forecasting

November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 - by Mille Tanya Andersen - Leave a Comment

Norway and Vietnam are strengthening their cooperation on maritime weather forecasting as Vietnam seeks to improve its ability to predict and respond to natural disasters at sea. The cooperation was …

Karin Riska at 50 years anniversary in The Philippines

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Norwegian Mission Alliance marks 50 years in the Philippines

August 22, 2026August 26, 2026 - by Joakim Persson - Leave a Comment

In her work for Mission Alliance (Misjonsalliansen) as Country Director, the Philippines, Karin Riska has experienced both challenges and rewarding results from efforts to help vulnerable children and people. Here, …

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Innovators join ASEAN-wide call to combat marine plastic pollution

July 7, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

Over 140 innovators joined the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) innovation challenge to combat plastic pollution in the Asia-Pacific region according to this Press release. From the group of innovators, …

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2020 ASEAN-wide Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge winners announced

January 29, 2021 - by Mette Larsen - Leave a Comment

26 January, the four winning teams of the 2020 ASEAN-wide Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge (EPPIC) were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi. The competition aimed at finding solutions to …