Policy & Finance News
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Pandemic job losses and flooding spark fears of hard times in BangladeshAs floods linger, keeping people from work, and orders to garment factories dry up amid a coronavirus slowdown, Bangladesh is struggling. -
India's tribal farmers tap solar irrigation to cut migrationUsing renewable energy to water crops, poor rice farmers are growing vegetables to feed their families and earn an income.
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Upgrade of Indonesian palm oil certification falls short, groups sayThe Indonesian government’s planned update to its palm oil sustainability certification programme does not do enough to protect Indigenous communities from land grabs or prevent the destruction of forests, find observers. -
South Korea proposes ban on overseas coal financingThe new legislation would prohibit public firms from pouring money into coal overseas. It could see a planned project in Vietnam fall over, but with the deal about to be sealed, the window of opportunity is closing fast.
Policy & Finance Opinion
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Trade barriers are slowing action on plastic pollution. Here’s how to fix that.– With cross-border frictions preventing economies of scale in tackling plastic pollution, facilitating trade can help the world reduce, re-use and recycle. This calls for better collaboration between governments and firms. -
Tackling information disorder is critical for transboundary water cooperation in South AsiaSouth Asia
Tackling information disorder is critical for transboundary water cooperation in South Asia
– Misinformation and fake news on transboundary water issues in South Asia can negatively impact long-standing cooperation efforts. There is an urgent need to ramp up efforts to tackle such information disorder on shared waters in the region. -
Emerging economies should build back greener– Covid-19 has forced us to stop and think about our impact on the planet, and to imagine the kind of world we want. There is still time for governments to plan for a green recovery, which would also address existing structural problems.
Policy & Finance Videos
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Hot air? Vietnam's wind energy story– Vietnam's wind market is thriving, but more work lies ahead if the country wants to power its booming economy without imperilling its people and the planet.
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Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?– Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
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Sun, waves and steam: How is Indonesia winning with renewables?– Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.
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For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
Food & Agriculture
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.
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