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Maternity Healthcare Staff

Carbon & Climate

Pregnant women with ‘no cool place to go’ face rising heat risks, UN climate chief warns

In a survey across five countries, nearly all maternity workers said they had treated patients they believe were harmed by extreme heat. UN climate chief Simon Stiell calls pregnancy a new fault line in the climate crisis.
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Carbon & Climate

Pax Silica must not deepen inequality as the Philippines pursues AI ambitions, women in energy transition say

The United States-led partnership, that aims to position the country as a strategic hub for critical minerals, must embed climate justice, gender equity and community participation from the outset to ensure a just energy transition, warn women advocates.
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Cities

Peer network strengthens well-being of women in Southeast Asia’s conservation sector

Women in conservation continue to face significant cultural and systemic challenges, despite efforts to address gender equality across the sector.
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Policy & Finance

Transition finance needs ‘realism’, not reliance on private capital alone, says Prudential chair

Emerging markets face gaps in equity financing, currency risk protection and scalable investment structures, say experts, who warn that climate projects will not be bankable without stronger policy support and financial reform.

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16 April 2026

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Cities

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

8 December 2025

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Corporate Responsibility

Philippines under pressure to improve the rights of nickel miners amid global talks on critical minerals

1 December 2025

Indigenous Peoples at COP30 closing plenary

Carbon & Climate

COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil's approach to people’s participation?

15 October 2025

An Indonesian miner holds up a nickel ore

Policy & Finance

‘A blind spot at COPs’: NGOs call for equity in transition minerals ahead of COP30

26 September 2025

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Policy & Finance

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

30 August 2025

Demonstrators in Jakarta rally against widening inequality

Policy & Finance

Indonesia rocked by protests linked to growing inequality

20 August 2025

Climate Finance Summit 2025

Policy & Finance

Malaysia vulnerable to land and resource exploitation in emerging joint ventures with Chinese and US conglomerates: anti-graft expert

4 August 2025

Alan To

Corporate Responsibility

'Don't just sit in the boardroom': Hong Kong climate finance chief calls on C-suite leaders to connect with nature

7 July 2025

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Cities

Disaster, discrimination and defiance: Queer Filipinos push for climate inclusion

16 April 2025

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Policy & Finance

Invest in capacity building to plug Asia's green jobs gap: experts

19 March 2025

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Corporate Responsibility

'ESG' is fading from corporate lexicon: study

17 February 2025

save rivers miri high court

Policy & Finance

Malaysia to introduce laws that require full consent of local communities to be secured before new developments

13 December 2024

Lutfey Siddiqi at Orange Forum 2024

Policy & Finance

‘Opportune moment’ to set things right: Bangladesh eyes social reform as it opens for business

13 November 2024

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Policy & Finance

Imbalance of power: Women at international climate negotiations

7 November 2024

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Policy & Finance

Rare win for Indigenous peoples at COP16 but biodiversity financing remains elusive

29 May 2024

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Corporate Responsibility

Malaysian companies face renewed calls to address systemic workplace inequalities, make diversity disclosures

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