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‘Heat is no equaliser’: Women and households may be forced to bear cost of Super El Niño

UN Women warns climate shocks can push more unpaid work and health risks onto households, while WHO says months of advance warning should be used to strengthen public systems before pressures escalate.
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Cities

Beyond extreme heat: Understanding Asia’s climate-health future

EB Studio From toxic haze and extreme heat to flooding and shifting disease patterns, climate-related risks are placing growing pressure on public health systems across Asia. Experts say stronger prevention, better data and deeper cross-border cooperation will be critical to building resilience.
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Green Buildings

Bangladesh broadens green building drive as climate pressures mount

Currently, Bangladesh has 35 certified green buildings and sustainable offices in various non-manufacturing sectors, and the concept is gaining more ground.
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Cities

For India’s women, indoor heat is theirs to bear and theirs to fix

Gender inequality sees women labour in poor quality housing despite soaring temperatures, with solutions limited, expensive and inadequate.

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2 July 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Taiwan stages first nationwide drill for extreme 40°C heatwave scenario

25 June 2026

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Energy

Asia’s reliance on air conditioning to beat the heat could backfire on climate adaptation: MSCI Institute

24 June 2026

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Cities

As India gets hotter, clothing adds a layer to caste inequality

2 June 2026

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Carbon & Climate

The warming risk hiding in chemicals needed to keep cool

30 April 2026

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Cities

Pakistan’s deadly heat puts pregnant women at risk, low-cost cooling offers relief

16 April 2026

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Cities

Pregnancy and heat in Pakistan: Researchers seek to fill dangerous knowledge gaps

14 April 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Tropics to be hit hardest as warming oceans fuel humid heatwaves: study

9 April 2026

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Cities

To help people adapt to heat, focus on the savings

13 March 2026

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Cities

Climate change is an inflammatory disease issue

30 January 2026

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Energy

A global race for rare earth minerals underpins the green transition

14 January 2026

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Energy

Analysis: Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after clean-energy records

5 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

Taiwan plans first heat emergency drill as elderly heat injuries hit decade high

24 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months

5 September 2025

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Cities

Too hot to learn: Why school heat is a growing problem

30 July 2025

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Carbon & Climate

The air conditioning dilemma: Cooling homes heats the planet

17 July 2025

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Green Buildings

How schools are being built for extreme heat – without aircon

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