Eco-Business

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (right) meeting with philanthropist Bill Gates in May 2025.

Kalpana Kochhar has been appointed to run South and Southeast Asia for the foundation, whose co-chair Bill Gates recently signalled a shift in focus to human-centric climate investing.

The US and other countries cut funding for LGBTQ+ rights as a global backlash spreads, but activists vow to keep up their work.

From flood control scandals that swallowed billions in public funds to Indigenous resistance against palm oil bulldozers, Eco-Business’ 10 most-read stories show how extreme weather, geopolitics and rushed renewables are sharpening the urgency – and complexity – of climate action across Asia.

Experts call for sustainable financing to make up for funding shortfall for family planning and sexual and reproductive health.

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