#inequality Berita
Anecdotes from crisis-hit families underscore the economic and social consequences of floods, storms and cyclones.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Why do environmentalists oppose genetically modified ‘golden rice’?
Backers say rice variety is a cheap way to fix vitamin A deficiency, but a Philippine court ruling could delay sowing in Bangladesh.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘Everyone around you loses’: How domestic abuse hurts economies
The hidden costs of domestic abuse derail lives and dent economies; experts say governments should do more to help survivors.
Natural disasters caused by climate change can adversely affect LGBTQ+ people already suffering from poverty and discrimination.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Islamic charitable giving could fund Bangladesh climate adaptation
Karbon & Iklim
A decarbonising China needs to talk about justice
Kebijakan & Keuangan
As India votes, young workers hope for jobs and better pay
#inequality Opini
The outgoing Widodo administration neglected Indigenous land rights in favour of development. The incoming Prabowo administration needs to resolve this issue before such abuse becomes even more widespread.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Delhi’s dilemma: a growing economy and growing unemployment
India is on its way to becoming the third-largest economy in the world, yet unemployment among young people with graduate degrees is at an all-time high.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Is Southeast Asia’s healthcare workforce ready for climate change?
Across the region, it’s never been more critical to cultivate a resilient healthcare workforce capable of addressing climate-induced public health issues.
A Malawian campaigner and scientist at the UN INC4 negotiations in Ottawa sets out four tests for the global plastic treaty.
Karbon & Iklim
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
Kebijakan & Keuangan
What a climate-aligned IMF would look like
#inequality Video
Kebijakan & Keuangan
As anti-mining protests heighten in the Philippines, industry observers call for ‘prudence’ in police intervention
Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘No income, insufficient aid’ for Oriental Mindoro fisherfolk after oil spill: Research group
A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘We are not afraid’: Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine
Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.
Pangan & Agrikultur
For Southeast Asia’s migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.
#inequality Podcasts
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘Never give in to fear’: Nobel peace prize nominee and Filipino Indigenous leader Vicky Tauli Corpuz
In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The Limits to Growth, 50 years later
"Earth For All" is an update to the landmark 1972 book that warned of our unsustainable growth. Jørgen Randers, the author who worked on both titles, tells Eco-Business what is at stake if we don't fix our broken economic system.
#inequality Rilis Pers
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Countries resolve to leverage innovation, promote digital inclusion for those furthest behind
United Nations Environment Programme
Not yet built for purpose: Global building sector emissions still high and rising
United Nations Development Programme
Rich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards: UNDP
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Investing in women crucial to bridge gender gap in political leadership in Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
UN forum urges commitments be translated into concrete actions in Asia and the Pacific, ahead of global ‘Pact for the Future’
