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Cities

Children in south Borneo face health risks as El Niño fuels wildfires

Wildfires across Borneo and Sumatra are raising health risks for local populations, with some health offices reporting rising rates of respiratory disease.
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Carbon & Climate

Past El Niños offer a warning as unprecedented event looms

Past very strong El Niño events, with record heat, drought, precipitation, floods, and wildfires, have taken a toll in human lives, human health, national and community economies, and ecosystems. Some effects can linger as much as a decade, after these events.
Today, more than 21 per cent of Singapore's citizens are aged 65 or older, making it a “super-aged” society.

Corporate Responsibility

Singapore got old fast, now rethinking who cares for its people

Rapid ageing and digital isolation are pushing businesses beyond traditional corporate giving.
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Policy & Finance

As new sources of climate finance grow, the poorest are neglected

Developing countries are mobilising more and more climate finance but neglecting their lowest-income peers.

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6 July 2026

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Policy & Finance

World Bank’s China exit could lead to ‘shrinking balance sheet’, says green finance specialist

2 July 2026

Much of Asia's infrastructure was built for a more predictable world, one that no longer exists

Green Buildings

How Asia must rethink the way it builds

14 January 2026

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Cities

LGBTQ+ rights in 2026: What to expect around the world

2 January 2026

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Policy & Finance

How LGBTQ+ rights funding collapsed in 2025

29 December 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2025

15 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

After a year of big cuts, where does US aid stand going into 2026?

3 December 2025

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Food & Agriculture

Climate disasters deepen food insecurity in the Punjab

26 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

The global goal on adaptation must respond to actual needs

24 November 2025

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Cities

Experts warn funding cuts risk setbacks in reproductive health

12 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

‘Tired of losing’: Twin typhoons expose deep wounds of corruption, climate injustice in the Philippines

7 October 2025

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Policy & Finance

Aid after Gaza: what is the future of the humanitarian system?

26 September 2025

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Policy & Finance

Could a Global South movement boost gender-responsive investments amid DEI retreat?

19 September 2025

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Cities

Philippines flood corruption scandal stalls funding for bridge project, giving endangered dolphins a reprieve

3 September 2025

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Policy & Finance

Philippines will champion regional framework to scale blended finance as Asean chair: central bank sustainability head

28 August 2025

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Cities

Q&A: In Gaza City, extreme heat and hunger create deadly mix

27 August 2025

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Policy & Finance

Refugees worldwide face hunger as donors slash aid

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