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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.
Wildfires across Borneo and Sumatra are raising health risks for local populations, with some health offices reporting rising rates of respiratory disease.
As captive coal plants support Indonesia’s growing nickel industry, communities in North Maluku and Central Sulawesi shoulder the burden.
Gender inequality sees women labour in poor quality housing despite soaring temperatures, with solutions limited, expensive and inadequate.
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Food & Agriculture
Homestead farming is empowering Indigenous women in central India
5 February 2026
Food & Agriculture
Climate, pests and pollution fuel crop losses across India
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Policy & Finance
How climate change threatens reproductive health in Asia
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Carbon & Climate
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