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(Defense) Here’s what to expect in Taiwan’s new defense review (Defense News)

Mike Yeo Taiwan will soon release its latest Quadrennial Defense Review, with the island’s parliament receiving advance copies of the document, according to the state-run...

(Defense) Taiwan to deploy upgraded F-16 jets, says air chief (Defense News)

Mike Yeo Taiwan is ready to deploy its upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets for operational missions, with the program to upgrade the entire fleet...

(Defense) Two Saudi companies to produce Turkish drones (Defense News)

Burak Ege Bekdil Two Saudi Arabian manufacturers have started co-producing a Turkish-made medium-altitude, long-endurance drone. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/03/22/two-saudi-companies-to-produce-turkish-drones/

(Defense) L3Harris selected for F-16 electronic warfare protection system (Defense News)

Mark Pomerleau L3Harris announced Monday that it will design a new electronic warfare suite for F-16s sold to international partners. https://www.c4isrnet.com/electronic-warfare/2021/03/22/l3harris-selected-for-f-16-electronic-warfare-protection-system/

(Africa) Sub-Saharan Africa needs fair access to global carbon budget (WEF)

Rose Mutiso, Katie Auth The majority of western funding institutions have pledged to stop financing fossil fuel projects overseas https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/genuine-climate-justice-means-allowing-sub-saharan-africa-to-access-to-global-carbon-budget/

(Climate Change) What a mile-deep soil sample can teach us about climate change (WEF)

Andrew Christ, Paul Bierman A frozen soil sample from 1963 could help us understand the effects of a changing climate on our planet. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/preserved-sample-greenland-glacier-climate-change/

(Climate Change) Met Office: Atmospheric CO2 now hitting 50% higher than pre-industrial levels (WEF)

Richard Betts Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now reaching levels 50% higher than before the industrial revolution https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/met-office-atmospheric-co2-industrial-levels-environment-climate-change/

(Climate Change) Innovative finance tools could protect cities from climate change (WEF)

Nidhi Upadhyaya, Morgan Richmond City residents living in poverty are severely affected by climate change and extremely vulnerable to health risks such as COVID-19 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/innovative-finance-protect-cities-climate-change/

(Africa) A perfect storm is pushing children in sub-Saharan Africa into crisis (WEF)

An estimated 30 million Africans slipped into extreme poverty in 2020 – the great majority of them under 18 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/perfect-storm-children-sub-saharan-africa-crisis/

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