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A new scientific analysis warns that climate change is rapidly shrinking the safe temperature window for the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, raising the risk of heat-related illness for millions of pilgrims.

Thai authorities have detected dangerous levels of arsenic contamination in sediment from the Mekong River mainstream and three of its tributaries in the country’s north.

Apekshita Varshney, founder of the HeatWatch initiative, explains why heat deaths in India are undercounted, who is most at risk, and what the country is still getting wrong.

Malaysians are effectively paying twice for poor waste management through taxes and hidden costs such as pollution and health risks, a researcher has said.

Hidden costs and public spending burden households while raising health and environmental risks.

Oleh Shanna Hanbury

Oleh Priyanka Thirumurthy, Nigazh AI

Oleh Shalinee Kumari

Oleh Hans Nicholas Jong

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New research finds urban trees can cut city heat almost in half, though unequal tree cover and rising temperatures mean greening alone will not shield cities from worsening climate extremes. Oleh Rob McDonald, Tirthankar Chakraborty dan Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez

Tourists wearing masks in Singapore during COVID 19 pandemic

Asia faces rising climate-driven health risks, but funding gaps continue to hold back scalable resilience solutions. Oleh Nicole Ngeow

Trump’s dismantling of USAID and deep foreign aid cuts are forcing international NGOs to shrink, localise and seek new funding models – with profound consequences for global health and humanitarian work. Oleh Sarah Stroup dan Jennifer Hadden

Kerala’s experience in fighting poverty holds some important lessons for developing Asean countries. The Indian state removed severe destitution by addressing nutritional, health and educational needs. Oleh Vinod Thomas dan Jayant Menon

Oleh Stefanos Fotiou

Oleh Maliha Khan

Oleh Jason Judd dan Kalpona Akter

Oleh Prakash Kashwan dan Ashok Swain

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The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.

Studio EB What makes cooling such a hot topic when it comes to climate change? This year's #Innovate4Climate summit will look at the problem and potential of sustainable cooling.

child receives a drink of water in Sudan

Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?