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How can workers be protected from extreme heat?
Not enough is being done to protect workers' health as heatwaves fuelled by climate change increase the risks, labour experts say.
Polisi & Kewangan
Revealed: UK ‘double counting’ £500m of aid for war-torn countries as climate finance
The UK government has reclassified nearly £500m of aid for war-torn and impoverished countries as “climate finance”, in a bid to meet its international commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Kuala Selat village lies on the coast of Indragiri Hilir district on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. In the first half of the year, residents of the village arrange buckets and drums to collect rainwater to meet their daily needs. They will then stockpile water to last through the dry months from June to September, but a longer dry spell has led to an acute shortage of water.
Karbon & Cuaca
Perfect storm: How climate change amplifies El Niño fallout
Scientists say a double whammy of climate change and El Niño lies behind a record-breaking year of extreme weather - and predict there's more to come.
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As El Niño bites, Indonesians grapple with record-high rice prices
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A few hours of spiking air pollution ‘raises death risk’
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