El Niño’s shifting ocean temperatures can disrupt atmospheric circulation worldwide – raising the risk of drought in some regions while bringing heavier rainfall and flooding to others. Oleh Ligin Joseph

With regional diplomacy and Singapore’s haze law offering victims slow responses, Indonesia’s own courts may be the most promising route to compensation. A recent procedural rule eases the hardest part of any haze lawsuit – proving whose fires caused the harm. Oleh Zefanya Albrena Sembiring

As environmental disasters increasingly spill across borders, timely and transparent crisis communication is becoming an important test of Indonesia’s regional leadership and diplomacy. Oleh Jessica Martha

Studio EB Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities. Oleh Aryo Gustomo