Not enough is being done to protect workers' health as heatwaves fuelled by climate change increase the risks, labour experts say.

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.

As UN talks in Canada seek global plastics treaty, research says levels of plastic waste have become unmanageable.

An analysis of public health data in Cambodia has found increased rates of malnutrition among children born in areas where deforestation had recently occurred.