One million new jobs

October 18th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Earth - (0 Comments)

“We will create one million new jobs in West Java,” said a candidate of local election in a campaign in Bogor. People of West Java province will elect a new governor on April 13, 2008. (update: the candidate was won at the election, no he governs the region)

I wonder how the candidate will implement his program. One million is not a small number, and you should consider a lot facts of economic indicators. I assumed that the candidate have oversight about population, agricultural-based economic, small enterprises and natural resources management.

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I highlight the report of Economy and Environment Program of Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) issued weeks ago. The report was made based on the study that identifies the region’s most vulnerable to climate change in Southeast Asia.
The study covers 530 sub-national areas which consist of 341 districts in Indonesia, 19 provinces in Cambodia, 17 provinces in Lao PDR, 14 areas in Malaysia, 14 provinces in the Philippines,72 provinces in Thailand, and 53 provinces in Vietnam.
I quote the result for top 10 cities below.