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THERE needs to be consultation with the public on how to address climate change and its impacts on Brunei, apart from having discussions at the policy level, said the head of Green Brunei yesterday. The environmental NGO’s community engagement director, Khairunnisa Ash’ari, said it’s challenging for Green Brunei to raise awareness about climate change because most people here don’t feel that it impacts them. “In truth, it does affect us. Increases in global temperatures are impacting weather patterns, increasing heat waves, leading to bush fires and all this haze we’ve been suffering from, and more flash floods in areas that were previously unaffected are taking place,” she said. Brunei has been experiencing hazy conditions with forest fires continuing to affect the country, while heavy rains in December caused flash flooding…

AS THE world celebrated Earth Hour on March 19, it was a great reminder how far we have come in creating awareness on the effects of climate change. It is not about turning off the lights for an hour, instead a call for humanity to contribute towards climate change within their own power and capacity. From rising sea levels to increasing global temperature, the climate crisis has resulted in many tragedies around the world. These include Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which was the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, killing over 6,000 people in The Philippines. Just last year, Iran reported a deadly heat index of 73 degrees celcius. The impact of climate change is beyond human tragedies in affected areas; destruction of crops and climate migration can also have an…

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 21 Mac – Dalam usaha untuk meningkatkan penghargaan terhadap alam semula jadi, Green Brunei menyeru para ibu bapa untuk mendaftarkan anak-anak mereka yang berusia di antara 14 hingga 18 tahun untuk menyertai Perkhemahan Iklim (Climate Camp), yang akan bermula dari 4 hingga 6 April di Eco Sumbiling Village, Temburong. Melalui perkhemahan itu nanti, para peserta akan menikmati keseronokan melalui aktiviti-aktiviti pendidikan dalam persekitaran alam semula jadi, mempelajari pelbagai tumbuhan dan serangga-serangga yang dijumpai dalam di sekitar perkhemahan, makan makanan daripada sumber tempatan dan mengamalkan amalan kitar semula dan penggubahan. Menurut kenyataan di sini, perkhemahan itu nanti akan dimudahcara oleh ahli-ahli Green Brunei dan suku Iban tempatan dari perkampungan itu. Di samping itu, para peserta juga akan mempelajari lagi mengenai perubahan iklim melalui perbincangan dan aktiviti-aktiviti yang dijalankan…