As the Philippines braces for lower rice yields from El Niño, farm experts warn that Middle East disruption could make 2027’s harvest more vulnerable by raising fertiliser costs just as tighter water supplies constrain planting.
India is pushing to use drones, satellite data and digital apps to help farmers cope with climate stress and more. But such agri-tech is no magic bullet.
Industry groups say Marcos, Jr’s remarks reflect a “growing recognition of urgent realities" facing the region at a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty, energy price volatility, and growing climate risks.
Negotiators at the intersessional IMO talks face mounting pressure over a proposed Net-Zero Framework, hailed by civil society as a measure of whether multilateralism can hold amid court-curbed Trump tariffs and industry moves toward cleaner fuels.