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Singapore unveils coastal defence rules requiring long-term protection against rising seas
Landowners with 30 years or more remaining on leases must plan for a potential 2.15-metre sea level rise by 2150 under worst-case climate scenarios.
Carbon & Climate
Malaysian youths file climate lawsuit against government for failure to act on deforestation
The judicial review application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court demands urgent action to halt escalating deforestation and to honour the country’s decades-old pledge to maintain 50 per cent forest cover.
Corporate Responsibility
ClientEarth aims to double staff in Asia by 2028
The CEO of the environmental law charity said suing corporate polluters is not the way to drive impact in Asia, where it focuses on capacity building. The organisation currently has 20 staff in the region.
Carbon & Climate
National data repository must help Malaysia with local climate adaptation, say policymakers
A lack of actionable data at a local level could be addressed under the country's highly-anticipated Climate Change Bill. The environment ministry is also studying the need for regular climate change risk assessments.
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