With Asean contributing to roughly 25 per cent of waste worldwide, innovative tech solutions could help to manage waste and prevent refuse from contaminating the environment. While more climate tech start-ups are eager to drive change, many still lack support, exposure, and a platform to grow.
As the fifth largest aquaculture producer globally, Bangladesh's fish farmers face escalating challenges from climate-related events, underscoring an urgent need for climate information services to mitigate fish losses.
A high level joint statement issued at the Dubai meeting underscores the urgency of putting nature and biodiversity loss at the heart of climate action, with new funding announced.
Women working in agriculture 'tend to do so under highly unfavourable conditions' – often in the face of 'climate-induced weather shocks and in situations of conflict,' a new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) concludes.