Research desks
Indo-Pacific
1 April 2025
It’s been over three months since the UK joined a band of 14 other mainly Pacific Rim countries in a trade bloc that is the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (or CPTPP for short).
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Indo-Pacific
29 January 2025
The Mekong River Basin and transnational environmental management between China and Southeast Asia
Under the amplifying effect of global climate change, a series of intertwined environmental challenges in the Mekong River region have become more urgent and critical. The Mekong River Basin's average daily temperature has risen from 0.5°C to 1.5°C over the past 50 years and is projected to continue to rise by 0.79°C over the next 20 years. In addition to higher temperatures, climate change is leading to anomalies in precipitation patterns. Longer durations and more intense precipitation are frequent in Southeast Asia, and these trends will intensify in the future.
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