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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Pangan & Agrikultur
Lessons in agriculture from Nepal’s Indigenous Kulung people
The community’s close relationship to the land has sustained them for centuries. Nerabung Kulung documents the rituals celebrating this bond.
Leaders and scientists are seeking solutions to the health and income problems that extreme heat causes for Global South food stall traders.
Dalit and Adivasi communities who have protected the mangrove forest for centuries say they must be listened to.
With relocation looming, a community in the Riau Islands is fighting to protect its ancestral villages and coastal environment from harm.
Pangan & Agrikultur
No route home: Climate change threatens Kashmir’s nomadic traditions
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Could a Global South movement boost gender-responsive investments amid DEI retreat?
Karbon & Iklim
Pakistan’s floods leave lasting scars on its children
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Indigenous land rights can’t stop commercial development in the Philippines
Opini
China’s climate pivot has been shaped by its survival strategy, and this is now quickly redefining its resilience in the 21st century. Whether that power endures will depend on Asean – arguably China’s closest testbed for clean energy development. The recent Asean Summit and Apec meetings suggest China’s successes in climate and development will see a far larger reach beyond its shores.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
While the West retreats, Asia powers ahead on sustainable finance
Even as political denial and regulatory paralysis grip parts of the West, a different message has been resounding across Asia – it is not retreating, but rising to the occasion.
Nepal’s Gen Z–led uprising, sparked by a social media ban and fuelled by anger over corruption, inequality and joblessness, toppled the government and opened an uncertain path toward political reform.
Climate discourse must connect with jobs, security and everyday life if it is to win public support.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The scramble for critical minerals
Kebijakan & Keuangan
India’s digital divide and the consequent welfare bias
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Philanthropy in an era of declining development aid
Perkotaan
Mapping India’s geography of inequality
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
Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.
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.
