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Poor infrastructure planning in the Philippines worsens post-flood disease surge: experts
At the Unlocking capital for sustainability Philippines forum, health experts warned that climate-linked floods are driving deadly outbreaks of dengue and leptospirosis, exposing gaps in urban planning and healthcare preparedness.
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As WHO champions pandemic pact, health leaders urge action on ‘slow burn’ AMR crisis
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could cost Asia up to US$700 billion by 2050 and surpass cancer as the world’s leading cause of death, according to a recent report. However, investing in AMR solutions could save the region up to US$15 billion annually in healthcare costs.
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Common childhood bug ‘hyped up as tomato flu’
The media has been slammed for sensationalising and misrepresenting a hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak in India and calling it the "tomato flu."
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Drug-resistant typhoid ‘spreading out of South Asia’
As South Asia generates typhoid strains that are resistant to most antibiotics, the illness has continued to spread from the region to other parts of the world.
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13 May 2022
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Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
Heavy rainfall across the region was caused by the combination of natural phenomena and climate change but in … -
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Can Singapore’s secondary forests play a role in its climate adaptation plan?
Singapore is facing diminishing forest cover from competing lands uses – but vulnerable secondary forests could play a … -
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COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged … -
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Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
A year-long government “sandbox” study identifies recurring conflicts in solar, aquaculture-solar, micro-hydropower and geothermal projects, prompting policy reforms … -
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Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
Study warns that Southeast Asian and Indian lenders are overlooking major climate, biodiversity, and public-health risks tied to … -
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South Korean province clears CO2-to-eSAF project in push for cleaner aviation fuel
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
