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Food & Agriculture
To end global hunger, invest in rural communities
Even as hunger declines around the world, food insecurity remains prevalent in rural communities. Restoring soil health, expanding access to new technologies, strengthening land rights, and upgrading public infrastructure are essential to boost agricultural productivity and protect rural livelihoods.
Policy & Finance
Asia’s natural disasters must not become financial crises
The dangerous flooding in Nepal and Tibet has demonstrated, once again, the need for prearranged disaster-risk financing to prepare for the economic chain reactions triggered by natural disasters. Asia's policymakers must act now to help cash-strapped Nepal and strengthen other countries' resilience before the next crisis hits.
Food & Agriculture
Southeast Asia holds the key to nature-positive palm oil
A nature-positive approach to agriculture, and specifically palm oil plantations, can marry mandates with production.
Food & Agriculture
What the Iran war taught the world about food security
Perhaps the most unsettling lesson from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the gap between what we knew and how we prepared. Countries should use whatever easing of immediate pressures occurs to strengthen resilience before the next shock arrives.
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22 June 2026
Food & Agriculture
Taking women farmers seriously
31 March 2026
Food & Agriculture
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
26 January 2026
31 December 2025
Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
26 December 2025
Carbon & Climate
How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
18 December 2025
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
16 December 2025
Food & Agriculture
India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
13 November 2025
Food & Agriculture
India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis
29 September 2025
Food & Agriculture
Reimagining agriculture for young people
17 September 2025
Policy & Finance
Ahead of COP30, philanthropy can unlock climate finance
11 August 2025
Food & Agriculture
Feed the world but feed it well: Why food systems must be reformed
25 July 2025
Policy & Finance
Nature risk is financial risk
7 May 2025
Food & Agriculture
Why Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are a threat to global food security
8 April 2025
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Transport
Can the shipping industry decarbonise?
10 February 2025
Manufacturing
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