#roads News
An analysis of public health data in Cambodia has found increased rates of malnutrition among children born in areas where deforestation had recently occurred.
At Pangmo Monastery in Himachal Pradesh, natural water sources freeze during winters, which makes fetching water, a challenging and time-consuming task for the Buddhist nuns that live there.
Hopes of road improvements fade as lack of electricity obstructs mining project in Makanjira.
The collapse of a road tunnel in November 2023 made global headlines, but it is only one of many tunnel-related disasters in the Himalayan region.
Carbon & Climate
Why are Europe's Low Emission Zones fuelling unrest?
#roads Opinion
More than half the city will be under 1.2 metres of flood waters by the end of this century if action is not taken now.
As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.
Policy & Finance
Isolating the resistance: How coronavirus leaves indigenous rights in Borneo at risk
Rainforest destruction continues while indigenous conservation leaders are in lockdown.
A robust, rail-centric network should remain the backbone into which other transportation modes, like autonomous shuttles, ride-sharing and scooters, can feed.
Carbon & Climate
Hotter temperatures will lead to more deaths from injury
#roads Videos
Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
Carbon & Climate
Film captures global citizens innovating for a greener tomorrow
Moving away from narratives that spell fear of climate-related catastrophes, "Tomorrow" tells stories of how ordinary people -- from Icelandic volcanoes to Indian slums -- employ innovative ways to fight the effects of climate change.
#roads Podcasts
Green Buildings
How do we build zero carbon cities?
EB Studio
[The EB Podcast] In the second episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how to build zero carbon cities in fast-growing Southeast Asia.
#roads Press Releases
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
US$200 million ADB loan to help prepare climate-resilient Philippine infrastructure projects
NDC Transport Initiative for Asia
Council for decarbonising transport in Asia reports zero-carbon goal by mid-century
