Ahead of COP29, a study by International Institute for Environment and Development shows that Asia's least developed countries have debt growing at a faster rate than climate support.
Seas around the Asia Pacific are rapidly warming, fueling cyclones and cloudbursts with moisture, making Asia the region hardest hit by warming-related weather and water events.
How the region’s populations view decarbonisation as the energy transition occurs can inform stronger leadership and better policymaking at the elite level.
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Mirza Sadaqat Huda
While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells.
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Dr Richard Friend, Dr Jutamas Kaewsuk dan Dr Pakamas Thinphanga
The rampant activity reduces freshwater supply in turn affecting crop output, drinking water and the general ecosystem.
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Edward Park and Dung Duc Tran
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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In line with the Sustainable Development Goals' aim to eradicate poverty, a Japanese multinational electronics firm is providing power supply stations, solar storage and products to countries with little or no access to electricity.
In parched lands, families grow food in gardens using drip irrigation, hydroponics and soil moisture sensors to cut down on over-irrigation and save water.
The Rockefeller Foundation is looking for more cities willing to build economic, social and physical resilience amid a rapidly urbanising world. Submission of applications for the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge ends on September 10.