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Singapore will table changes to its haze law on Tuesday, as Malaysia weighs a law of its own and Jakarta's stance on gas and electricity exports raises questions for the region's energy plans.

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UN Women warns climate shocks can push more unpaid work and health risks onto households, while WHO says months of advance warning should be …

Support for protected and conserved areas fell from more than US$1.2 billion in 2023 to US$1 billion in 2025, as governments conclude COP17 in …

Charting the course: Powering Asia’s energy transition through maritime decarbonisation

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Fishers in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands say increasingly rough seas are keeping them ashore and reducing their catches as the current El Niño intensifies, threatening livelihoods in communities dependent on fishing.

2 Nov 2026

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Higher electricity tariffs add to household cost pressures as the regional power exporter seeks to shore up its state utility.

The flow of bank credit to climate-vulnerable regions remains low, with lending heavily concentrated in major commercial areas, including Dhaka.

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Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.

2 Oct 2026 • Opinion

Water is becoming a factor that can shape where companies invest, how much they can produce and how resilient their supply chains will be

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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said it will step up expectations for external asset managers to strengthen stewardship activities

Most large companies in the country have inadequate sustainability reporting and major improvements are needed in how they manage sustainability at board level. By Dr Pieter E. Stek and Srijith Kannan

2 Nov 2026

Replenishing depleted groundwater could slow or even reverse land subsidence in coastal cities – but fault lines can determine where and how quickly the ground rises. By Jesse Kearse

By nature, the Nobel Peace Prize is controversial. This year is even more controversial as the most super power country blatantly condemned the Norwegian Nobel Committee for their selection. By Muhadi Sugiono

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For too long, traditional economic models have treated our environment as an external, infinite resource to be extracted and spread. This is an accounting error with catastrophic consequences.

In this second episode of Eco-Business’s Resilience podcast series, Singapore's Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary and youth sustainability advocate Man Jing Kong dives into what resilience means for the city-state with Jessica Cheam. Watch as they discuss everything from climate adaptation to mental health and building public trust as an AI-driven economy reshapes daily life.

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UN Women warns climate shocks can push more unpaid work and health risks onto households, while WHO says months of advance warning should be used to strengthen public systems before pressures escalate.

As the region’s infrastructure needs grow more complex, the city-state’s financing, engineering and technology capabilities could help deliver more integrated and resilient systems.

As industrialisation, digital infrastructure and climate pressures reshape demand, companies are being pushed to look beyond how much water they consume and ask whether the wider systems they depend on can sustain long-term growth.

From toxic haze and extreme heat to flooding and shifting disease patterns, climate-related risks are placing growing pressure on public health systems across Asia. Experts say stronger prevention, better data and deeper cross-border cooperation will be critical to building resilience.

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Plenary 2 – Pricing the unpriced: Nature risk in Asia's capital markets

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Rising energy costs, grid constraints and US$1.4 trillion of unplanned downtime are forcing organisations to rethink how they manage electrical infrastructure.

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Most sustainability experts say agenda needs significant change

A growing number of sustainability professionals believe the current sustainability agenda needs a major overhaul, with nearly six in ten (59 per cent) saying it should be radically revised, according …