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Philanthropy Asia Alliance’s clean energy initiative pledges $2.6m for developing Southeast Asian communities
The Just Energy Transition Community, a new philanthropic coalition, is channeling capital into frontline energy projects for farming and fishing villages in the Philippines and Indonesia.
In response to water scarcity, agriculture in north-western Bangladesh is transitioning – but leaving landless communities behind.
Food & Agriculture
The world’s great deltas are sinking, threatening global food supplies
The Mekong Delta is sinking. Projections indicate that 90 per cent of this life-sustaining landform could disappear by 2100 due to human-driven factors such as groundwater pumping and sediment capture by dams, compounding the effects of sea-level rise.
Food & Agriculture
Nepal’s traditional grain bins help keep food safe from heat, floods
In Nepal’s southern plains, Indigenous communities such as the Tharu and Yadav use traditional earthen storage bins (dehari) to safely store grains and seeds, relying on knowledge passed down through generations.
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War and climate stress push Afghan farmers to the brink
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Cash crop boom in Bangladesh’s hills puts ecosystems at risk
11 March 2026
Food & Agriculture
Nations off track to meet UN pesticide risk reduction targets, study finds
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Food & Agriculture
Homestead farming is empowering Indigenous women in central India
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