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Queer communities in the Philippines face heightened risks from climate change, with natural disasters disrupting access to HIV treatment, gender-affirming care and safe shelter. As international aid shrinks, support systems for LGBTQIA+ Filipinos grow more fragile.

Catholic bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have issued a historic joint appeal urging urgent and just implementation of the Paris Agreement ahead of COP30.

UNICEF warns that heatwaves are pushing millions of children out of school and calls for climate policy to protect classrooms.

As aquaculture drives loss of Philippine mangroves, renowned ecologist says political will key to mangrove rehabilitation.

By Gayathri D Naik

By Siva Selan

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By Orla Dwyer

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We must accelerate decisive action on climate change that protects health because the climate crisis is a health crisis. By Katrín Jakobsdóttir

The promotion of oil, coal and gas is poisoning our environment, driving climate change and slowing the clean energy transition. By Cristiane Julião and Jemilah Mahmood

We need innovative solutions to allow small island nations to manage debt and build climate resilience as global funding declines. By Emily Wilkinson and Ali Naseer Mohamed

Long-range weather forecasts express probable outcomes, not certainties. Therefore, preparedness through real-time monitoring is essential. By Chirag Dhara and Ayantika DC

By Alfredo Giron

By Vera Songwe and Moritz Kraemer

By Sk. Tawfique M. Haque

By Mehebub Sahana

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The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.

The risks of tidal flooding are worsening across much of Britain—and that is leading to more protective barriers being put in place.

Watch this charming video of how Thai farmer Somsak Sriphumthong got rid of a destructive opium field and helped curb deforestation and downstream flooding with his organic and sustainable coffee farm.

A child in Leyte Philippines, aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan

Despite strenuous efforts by many rich governments, loss and damage due to climate change is evident everywhere; UN environment and climate bodies suggest some ways to deal with it.

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The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration with China on climate science. But he tells the EB Podcast that data from US agencies is still critical for calculating climate defences in Asia.

Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.

Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.

What's it like co-writing a 3,500 page report on the dangers of climate change with hundreds of scientists worldwide, over Zoom calls during a pandemic? Eco-Business speaks to authors from the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore who were in the thick of the action.

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