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Carbon & Climate

Malaysia risks missing crucial reforms as delay to climate change bill creates uncertainty

Former environment minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad warned prolonged delays to Malaysia's climate change bill and carbon pricing risk undermining investor confidence, while other panellists called for climate change to be treated as a national security issue and greater investment in adaptation.
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Cities

Our stories change: In this UNESCO Creative City, climate action is stitched with artistry

From Indigenous embroidery to community murals and heirloom seeds, artists and cultural workers in UNESCO Creative City Iloilo are stitching tradition into climate resilience.
UCFS MY 2026 Edward Vrkic

Policy & Finance

‘Climate adaptation is economic investment, not a cost’: UNDP senior official

Edward Vrkić, United Nations Development Programme chief for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, warned that failing to invest in adaptation could be far costlier, as Malaysia works on its first National Adaptation Plan and seeks to turn climate resilience into a private investment opportunity.
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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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21 July 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Heat stress could trap Filipinos in poverty: report

17 July 2026

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Carbon & Climate

World Cup's 'hottest' edition to end with heat, haze hanging over Spain-Argentina final

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Policy & Finance

Thailand seeks Japan's backing for flood-control projects as climate risks intensify

15 July 2026

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Cities

2026 World Cup under heat threat as stadiums face unplayable future

2 July 2026

Much of Asia's infrastructure was built for a more predictable world, one that no longer exists

Green Buildings

How Asia must rethink the way it builds

30 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

Bangladesh boosts EV adoption in bid to cut pollution, emissions

5 May 2026

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Policy & Finance

India shifts climate priorities as global uncertainty grows

30 April 2026

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Cities

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

15 April 2026

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Manufacturing

‘Microplastic storm’ unfolding in homes, hospitals and even the sky, report warns

13 April 2026

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Lifestyle

New Lancet Commission aims to tackle health and justice concerns from sea-level rise

7 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Singapore launches new C3T council to drive competitive climate shift beyond compliance

13 March 2026

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Cities

Climate change is an inflammatory disease issue

23 February 2026

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Policy & Finance

China’s Belt and Road must adapt to survive a hotter world

12 February 2026

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Lifestyle

Football in sun and without shadow: How extreme heat puts tomorrow’s stars at risk

10 February 2026

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Policy & Finance

IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy

26 January 2026

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Water

‘No country is immune from water bankruptcy’

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