2. Zero hunger
After a prolonged decline, world hunger appears to be on the rise again. Conflict, drought and disasters linked to climate change are among the key factors causing this reversal in progress. It is time to rethink how we grow, share and consume our food. If done right, agriculture, forestry and fisheries can provide nutritious food for all and generate decent incomes, while supporting people-centred rural development and protecting the environment.
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India’s farmers wrestle with shift to eco-friendly agriculture
Sustainable farming practices will only take off if they better protect incomes already hit by losses from climate change impacts, experts say.
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Research highlights tenacious pastoralists of the Himalayas
The research available on the Gaddi community in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is rich enough to offer a wider insight into how pastoral communities are dealing with climate impacts.
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Rattled rice importing countries eye self-sufficiency
India has imposed a ban on the export of non-basmati white rice, The ban resulted in a global price spike, prompting calls for food self-sufficiency.
Solar-powered conduction dryers from India and easy-to-recycle batteries from Hong Kong were among the winners of the first Earthshot Prize to be held in Asia. They will receive US$1.2 million to scale their ideas.
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Q&A: The fight over the ‘loss-and-damage fund’ for climate change
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As climate adaptation flounders, more cash called 'no brainer'
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Planning for a future beyond 1.5°C
It is an open secret in climate circles that limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius is no longer possible. As COP28 approaches, we must abandon this target, which has become an obstacle to truly innovative action.
Karbon & Iklim
Gender justice is climate justice
If global leaders are committed to a green transition that leaves no one behind, they must address the needs of vulnerable women and girls in developing countries, who bear the brunt of climate change at the upcoming COP28 summit.
Karbon & Iklim
Exploring the intersection of business and our ecology
Founder and managing director Jessica Cheam investigates the relationship between business and our natural world, and shares about the genesis of Eco-Business in this book chapter contribution to 'Peace and Nature', a book compilation of 50 essays and edited by Professor Tommy Koh, Lye Lin Heng and Shawn Lum launched in Singapore recently.
Pangan & Agrikultur
The key to sustainable food systems
Achieving zero hunger, one of the Sustainable Development Goals, requires meeting another SDG: ensuring access to modern energy. In particular, the future of agriculture in the Global South depends on distributed renewable-energy solutions to address the challenges faced by smallholder farmers.
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The hunger profiteers
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Governing the right to food
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What will an El Niño bring next to India?
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Changing the culture at the World Bank
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Singaporeans love food, but are they valuing food enough?
Studio EB
Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?
Pangan & Agrikultur
Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?
From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Mission Impossible: Satisfying Asia’s meat appetite with plant-based food?
Can Impossible Foods, the plant-based food tech company from California, take a bite out of Asia's growing appetite for meat? Eco-Business spoke to founder Pat Brown to find out.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
With no forests, people lose access to wild food and are forced to purchase more unhealthy food, including packaged foods.
Podcasts
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Looking past the label: the nutritionists’ guide to plant-based milk
Studio EB
Plant-based milks have grown in popularity in recent years, driven by a combination of health, environmental and practical concerns. Nutritionists on the Eco-Business podcast, produced in association with Kerry, weigh the pros and cons of non-dairy milk.
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Plant-based protein – fad or the future?
Studio EB
The booming alternative protein sector has experienced turbulence this year. The Eco-Business Podcast asks if growth in plant-based meat alternatives can go the distance.
Karbon & Iklim
Relentless work, for no money: Southeast Asian climate scientists share their IPCC experience
What's it like co-writing a 3,500 page report on the dangers of climate change with hundreds of scientists worldwide, over Zoom calls during a pandemic? Eco-Business speaks to authors from the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore who were in the thick of the action.
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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.
