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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.
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Policy & Finance

Philippines urges Southeast Asian neighbours to accelerate renewable energy, stabilise food security at Asean summit

Industry groups say Marcos, Jr’s remarks reflect a “growing recognition of urgent realities" facing the region at a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty, energy price volatility, and growing climate risks.
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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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Water

Bangladesh caught between food security and falling groundwater

With an aim to stabilise the groundwater table, Bangladesh declared 25 subdistricts of its northwestern part as water crisis zones in late 2025.

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21 April 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Are Southeast Asia’s organic farmers more resilient to fertiliser price spikes?

17 April 2026

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Carbon & Climate

‘Godzilla El Niño’ threat looms as Indonesia’s fire season starts early

8 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Pacific islands resist Trump’s push to mine their ocean

30 March 2026

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Transport

Prices of Asia-Pacific's fertilisers, petrochemicals set to surge on Iran war: ADB

26 March 2026

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Food & Agriculture

War and climate stress push Afghan farmers to the brink

20 March 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Sudan farmers face deepening irrigation crisis as Iran war drives up fuel prices

17 March 2026

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Water

Fishers in the ‘fishbowl of the Philippines’ question their future in these waters

15 March 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Salmon farming is coming to the end of the world

3 March 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Homestead farming is empowering Indigenous women in central India

23 February 2026

Fish market in Kuching, Sarawak

Food & Agriculture

Asian seafood giants step up traceability, but progress to curb destructive fishing remains slow

19 February 2026

Rice farmers in the fields of Nueva Ecija

Food & Agriculture

Climate change damages in Philippine crops reach $219 billion: study

11 February 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Inside Singapore’s fish port, where experts say traceability gaps risk endangered species

4 February 2026

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Food & Agriculture

The Philippine island positioning itself as Asia-Pacific’s agroecology hub

22 January 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Adopting low-cost ‘healthy’ diets could cut food emissions by one-third

7 January 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Explainer: The latest science on ocean acidification

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Carbon & Climate

Five climate adaptation ideas to watch in 2026

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