Press Releases / Asia Selatan
Mandala Capital
Mandala Capital secures Green Climate Fund approval to scale climate adaptation, transform food systems in South and Southeast Asia
Mandala Capital, a private equity fund investing in the agriculture and food sectors across South and Southeast Asia, announced today that the Green Climate Fund ("GCF") has officially approved the …
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Nearly 80% of the world’s poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report
Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – …
World Economic Forum
Chief economists warn of weak growth as economic environment shifts
Regional growth pathways are diverging: 56 per cent anticipate greater divergence between advanced and developing economies, with MENA …
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh
Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the …
All Asia Selatan Press Releases
25 March 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
20 January 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
14 January 2025
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Economic resilience in East and South Asia supports global growth amid challenges: UN flagship economic report
5 December 2024
UN Trade and Development
Empowering women digital entrepreneurs in South Asia
18 October 2024
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee
Integrated ecological efforts assist green development in China's western region
17 August 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
As landscapes heal, Nepal’s most iconic animals stage a comeback
26 May 2024
16 October 2023
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum opens with a resounding call to accelerate SDG action in South Asia
21 August 2023
24 June 2022
NEU Battery Materials
NUS GRIP Deep tech start-up, NEU Battery Materials raises S$800,000 in seed funding
5 November 2021
Imagine H2O Asia
Meet Imagine H2O Asia’s third cohort of water tech startups
3 November 2021
Exponential Roadmap Initiative
New collaborative platform to engage with suppliers to halve GHG emissions before 2030
27 October 2020
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation commits US$1 billion to catalyse a green recovery from pandemic
8 July 2020
26 May 2020
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The Responsible Business Week [June 8-16] is now an online event and entirely free to attend.
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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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Pendapat / Bandar-bandar
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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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
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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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
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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Berita / Makanan & Pertanian
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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Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan
Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions
The very richest people are amassing fortunes while ordinary people’s lives stagnate. But there are policies that can …
