Frontline communities are already paying the everyday costs of extreme heat as the government cuts climate resilience funds from US$19.4 billion to US$13.6 billion, leaving farmers and fisherfolk to shoulder rising adaptation costs, found a study by Greenpeace and the National Anti-Poverty Commission of the Philippines.
After weeks of dangerous playing conditions, scientists say the tournament has become a defining example of climate change's growing impact on global sport.
The proposals build on years of cooperation between Bangkok and Tokyo following the catastrophic 2011 floods and recent inundation in southern Thailand.