6. Clean water and sanitation
Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in. Too many people still lack access to safely managed water supplies and sanitation facilities. Water scarcity, flooding and lack of proper wastewater management also hinder social and economic development. Increasing water efficiency and improving water management are critical to balancing the competing and growing water demands from various sectors and users. By 2050, at least one in four people is likely to live in a country affected by chronic or recurring shortages of fresh water.
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Pangan & Agrikultur
Asia's fastest growing restaurant chain faces pressure over animal cruelty
Jollibee, the Filipino fast food chain famed for its sweet spaghetti sauce and Chickenjoy fried chicken, is facing criticism over how the hens it sources eggs from are treated. The firm announced a sustainable sourcing policy last year.
Air
Across Asia, China has ‘most to lose’ if mother rivers run dry and don’t recover from climate change
New analysis finds that the region’s rivers are running out of the water required for coal power generation. China, which has control over the Yangtze and the Yellow River, needs to take the lead in getting Asia to shift away from the dirty fuel.
Karbon & Iklim
India’s heat action plans overlook the vulnerable
As climate change makes heatwaves more frequent and severe in South Asia, India’s heat action plans offer pathways for adaptation, but experts say they lack necessary focus on vulnerable populations.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Bangladesh tests climate finance for disaster-hit communities
As rural Bangladeshis lose crops and homes to climate change impacts, insurance and microfinance could offer some protection.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Q&A: How can countries stop subsidies harming biodiversity?
Karbon & Iklim
CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets
Opini
As countries prepare to meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution, the perspectives of South Asia must be heard loud and clear.
Stopping Jakarta sinking cannot happen overnight, but the city is finally taking the action needed to stop groundwater extraction.
This week’s United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York, the first such gathering since 1977, is a unique opportunity to discuss water security and to tackle the crisis head-on.
In the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Risks Report, nine of the ten biggest risks for the next decade have a water-related component.
Video
Sampah
Fruit peels to the rescue
Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.
Studio EB
Recycling is key to tackling Singapore's waste problem, and everybody — including kids— can do their part for a better future.
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.
Studio EB
Why is Singapore's domestic recycling rate so abysmal? Little cameras were hidden in the blue bins around the country to find out how people are recycling—or not.
Podcasts
The World Economic Forum – best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos since 1971 – has been a dynamic platform bringing together the best in business, politics and society to shape global industry agendas. How is WEF helping to shape China’s economic goals alongside its environmental and societal priorities?
Eksklusif
Following the launch of the CapitaLand Sustainability X Challenge, Eco-Business speaks to the Group's chief sustainability officer Lynette Leong on why sustainability innovation is defining the next phase of growth for the real estate giant.
2020 was a bad year plastic recycling and ocean pollution. Eco-Business asked Circulate Capital CEO Rob Kaplan how the circular economy can be rebuilt in Asia this year.
