1. No poverty
While extreme poverty has eased considerably since 1990, pockets of the worst forms of poverty persist. Ending poverty requires universal social protection systems aimed at safeguarding all individuals throughout the life cycle. It also requires targeted measures to reduce vulnerability to disasters and to address specific underserved geographic areas within each country.
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In an interview with Eco-Business in his Phnom Penh office – his first with a foreign media outlet, Eang Sophalleth acknowledges that the problem of deforestation does not go away with just tree-planting campaigns. But at the heart of these initiatives is the political leadership’s desire to change international perception and crowd in capital, he said. “We want guests and investors to see Cambodia is not a dirty country.”
The re-emergence of polio highlights the long-term effects of war on Gaza's devastated health system and weakened people.
Gold mining is high risk and low paid, especially for the women who make up a third of the underground workforce.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Bangladesh unrest brings uncertainty to climate agenda
Activists want the interim government to make climate a priority as it works to restore democracy.
Perkotaan
Heat and rain punish Karachi’s homeless
Opini
As India's water availability declines, a holistic approach to water pricing will be needed to avoid conflicts.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Small farms the key to Malaysia’s palm oil sustainability
These smallholder farmers can become "technopreneurs" in their own right if more incentives were provided for them to adopt technology and digitisation initiatives that can help improve sustainability performance.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Changing rainfall patterns in the Mekong pose new challenges
While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells.
Most Rohingya end up in the Aceh province of Indonesia where they not only face hostility from locals, but more uncertainty about their future.
Karbon & Iklim
The 1.5°C target for global warming must prevail
Karbon & Iklim
Strengthening Asia's voice for sustainable development
Video
Studio EB
What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
Pangan & Agrikultur
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.
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.
Transportasi
A social venture on the road to improve lives, reduce emissions with electric rickshaws
With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.
Podcasts
Studio EB
Eco-Business talks to 'Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International about why a plan to protect the ocean is critical, and why it might just work.
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?
Pangan & Agrikultur
Can plant-based diets save the planet?
Humanity and the planet are suffering from a serious case of food poisoning. Eco-Business spoke to Brent Loken, WWF's global lead food scientist, about how changes to our diet can help fix our broken food system, and restore our health and the planet's strained ecosystems.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Mining and the cost of the energy transition
Studio EB
Mining can come at great environmental cost, but is necessary to fuel the energy transition. Michael Salvatico from Trucost tells the Eco-Business podcast about the risk and opportunity confronting Australia's mining sector — and what it could mean for Asia Pacific.
