Eco-Business

The worsening water crisis highlights an urgent need for better groundwater governance in India.

The Malaysian winner of the Sustainability Leadership Youth A-List says channeling hope and anger into meaningful action is how every Southeast Asian can help protect a region disproportionately affected by climate change.

Better early-warning systems make for better disaster preparedness – but the vulnerable are still missing out on long-term help.

Global yields of wheat are around 10 per cent lower now than they would have been without the influence of climate change, according to a new study.

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Oleh Le Quynh

Oleh Sam Geall

Oleh Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam

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We must accelerate decisive action on climate change that protects health because the climate crisis is a health crisis. Oleh Katrín Jakobsdóttir

The promotion of oil, coal and gas is poisoning our environment, driving climate change and slowing the clean energy transition. Oleh Cristiane Julião dan Jemilah Mahmood

We need innovative solutions to allow small island nations to manage debt and build climate resilience as global funding declines. Oleh Emily Wilkinson dan Ali Naseer Mohamed

Long-range weather forecasts express probable outcomes, not certainties. Therefore, preparedness through real-time monitoring is essential. Oleh Chirag Dhara dan Ayantika DC

Oleh Alfredo Giron

Oleh Vera Songwe dan Moritz Kraemer

Oleh Sk. Tawfique M. Haque

Oleh Mehebub Sahana

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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.

The risks of tidal flooding are worsening across much of Britain—and that is leading to more protective barriers being put in place.

Watch this charming video of how Thai farmer Somsak Sriphumthong got rid of a destructive opium field and helped curb deforestation and downstream flooding with his organic and sustainable coffee farm.

A child in Leyte Philippines, aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan

Despite strenuous efforts by many rich governments, loss and damage due to climate change is evident everywhere; UN environment and climate bodies suggest some ways to deal with it.

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The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration with China on climate science. But he tells the EB Podcast that data from US agencies is still critical for calculating climate defences in Asia.

Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.

Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.

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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