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• News / Cities

  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 …

  Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
• Opinion / Cities

  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 …

  Can Singapore’s secondary forests play a role in its climate adaptation plan?
• News / Carbon & Climate

  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 …

  COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil's approach to people’s participation?
• News / Policy & Finance

  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 …

  Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
• News / Policy & Finance

  Japan’s push for large-scale solar projects sparks local backlash over ecology, scenery

  Regional leaders demand clearer regulations amid rising clashes over biodiversity protection, scenic landscapes and solar siting.

  Japan’s push for large-scale solar projects sparks local backlash over ecology, scenery
• News / Food & Agriculture

  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 …

  Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study