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Insurance companies increasingly worry that escalating climate extremes could destabilise financial systems, not their balance sheets – an anxiety felt acutely in Asia Pacific, a MSCI study finds.

Importing more sustainable produce and boosting green finance could help accelerate the greening of agriculture across developing Asia, write three experts.

Rice farmers in the fields of Nueva Ecija

Without intervention, rice – the country’s primary staple food – could lose up to 60 per cent of its ability to grow by 2050, found a report by the Philippine Climate Change Assessment. Crop insurance was cited by researchers as among the means towards improving food security.

Creating good policies requires better data gathering and a fairer allocation of resources, otherwise farmers bear all the risks.

Oleh Robin Hicks

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Robin Hicks

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From Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean to floods in Southeast Asia, insurance is an underused tool for adaptation to climate extremes. Oleh Amol Mehra dan Claire Harbron

The rapid uptake of alternative fuels in shipping is outpacing international liability regimes – leaving gaps in protection against spills and accidents. Oleh Joel Ong

Clean energy investments in developing countries are slowed by an outdated banking rulebook from the 2008 financial crisis. At New York Climate Week, leaders should rethink the Basel Framework and its impacts on finance flows. Oleh Philippe Varin

Pursuing a sustainable blue economy requires striking a delicate balance between using the ocean’s resources and respecting its natural limits, especially amid the escalating climate crisis. Oleh Ulrike Decoene

Oleh Stuart P.M. Mackintosh

Oleh Ian Duff

Oleh Gabriela Fernando dan Samanthi Gunawardana

Oleh Michael Dolan

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Fireside chat with Dr Mark Konyn, AIA group chief investment officer

In this wide-ranging fireside chat moderated by Eco-Business CEO Jessica Cheam, AIA Group's chief investment officer Dr Mark Konyn asserts there is “no U-turn” among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change amid a new world order.

24-year-old Indonesian doctor Gamal Albinsaid's Garbage Clinical Insurance is helping Indonesians get their medical health cover through selling household waste. Watch his story here.

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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.

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