Water News
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Do you have an idea to make buildings part of the fight against climate change?The inaugural CapitaLand Sustainability X Challenge is searching the globe for the most innovative solutions to make buildings more climate-resilient and resource-efficient. -
Indigenous rights undermined for hydropower in northern Indian stateVillagers in Himachal Pradesh say they have been left out of a crucial decision on the second and third stage of a hydropower project with huge environmental risks.
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As water scarcity grows, Asia’s utilities are turning to data and sensors to keep the taps flowingAsia Pacific
As water scarcity grows, Asia’s utilities are turning to data and sensors to keep the taps flowing
In many cities, tackling water leakages is among the most impactful ways to shore up water supplies. Sensors and other digital technologies make the massive task easier. -
Victims of Assam gas explosion fear mounting health costsMonths later, residents of Baghjan village suffer headaches, nausea and anxiety with no idea of long-term health impacts or whether they will get proper compensation.
Water Opinion
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Getting to low-carbon high seas– The global shipping industry's annual greenhouse gas emissions total more than one billion tons, making it a critical front in the fight against climate change. -
The recovery needs development aid– Governments should be using the current crisis to double up on foreign development spending. The more support that developing and emerging economies have to weather the storm, the faster the global recovery will be. -
Vertical farms are overserved: Global food resilience needs a rebalancing act– Focusing investment in agritech among a few, powerful corporations is not the right way to ensure the future of food security and agricultural sustainability, writes Huiying Ng.
Water Videos
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
CSR
Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
– As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag. -
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. -
Manila’s informal settlers face relocation to give way to massive bay clean up– 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.
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We are eating a credit card's worth of plastic every week– A campaign by the WWF Singapore has revealed that the average person consumes approximately 5g of plastic every week. The NGO is calling on governments and businesses around the world to forge a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.
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