Asia Selatan Berita
Bandar-bandar
In South Asia, heat stress kills without a heatwave
Sweltering days found to increase mortality in three cities across India.
As a heatwave grips Bangladesh, social media influencers call for tree planting but experts say solving heat problem is complex.
Polisi & Kewangan
As India votes, young workers hope for jobs and better pay
Unemployment is voters' top election concern - especially among young Indians who are struggling to find skilled, permanent jobs.
As millions of LGBTQ+ Indians prepare to vote, BJP and Congress manifestos ignore calls for same-sex marriage and trans job quotas.
Polisi & Kewangan
Don't forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged
Asia Selatan Pendapat
Karbon & Cuaca
Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?
We feel ecological grief when we lose places, species or ecosystems we value and love. These losses are a growing threat to mental health and wellbeing globally.
Bandar-bandar
The invisible killer lurking in the air of our cities
As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely populated cities.
Karbon & Cuaca
Taxing polluters is the key to climate justice
A new international tax taskforce is exploring tax policies that could finance sustainable development and climate action. This could pave the way for a fair taxation system that would accelerate a just transition.
Governments in the region must fix their opaque regulatory frameworks and make use of innovative financing models, says analyst Shantanu Srivastava.
Makanan & Pertanian
Women bear the brunt of Asia's climate failures
Polisi & Kewangan
Credit ratings and climate chaos
Karbon & Cuaca
Justice for climate migrants
Asia Selatan Audio
Karbon & Cuaca
Mosquitoes, sun dimming, and the lives at stake
Scientists in the Global South are studying how solar geoengineering could affect their communities. One team in Pakistan is focusing on malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that affects millions in tropical and sub-tropical countries yearly.
Studio EB
The built environment's sprawling carbon footprint can be reined in by giving old buildings a 'climate makeover' as cities grow. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to Vinod Jethani about the benefits and challenges of retrofitting old buildings.
Asia Selatan Siaran Akhbar
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
NEU Battery Materials
NUS GRIP Deep tech start-up, NEU Battery Materials raises S$800,000 in seed funding
Imagine H2O Asia
Meet Imagine H2O Asia’s third cohort of water tech startups
Exponential Roadmap Initiative
New collaborative platform to engage with suppliers to halve GHG emissions before 2030
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation commits US$1 billion to catalyse a green recovery from pandemic
Asia Selatan Penyelidikan
SolAbility - Sustainable Intelligence
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2019
BirdLife International
State of the World's Birds 2018—taking the pulse of the planet
