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Carbon & Climate
How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another?
El Niño’s shifting ocean temperatures can disrupt atmospheric circulation worldwide – raising the risk of drought in some regions while bringing heavier rainfall and flooding to others.
As environmental disasters increasingly spill across borders, timely and transparent crisis communication is becoming an important test of Indonesia’s regional leadership and diplomacy.
Climate shocks can disrupt services that millions of vulnerable people rely on, yet care is largely absent from adaptation plans and national funding estimates. Investing in climate-resilient care can prevent cascading health and economic crises while creating jobs and easing pressure on public budgets.
Policy & Finance
Warming Himalayas: Nepal’s climate justice test
Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have exposed the human and economic cost of a warming region, reviving demand for climate justice.
All #extreme weather Opinion
25 September 2026
Carbon & Climate
Can adaptation accelerate climate action?
21 September 2026
Carbon & Climate
Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?
12 September 2026
Policy & Finance
War and climate
9 September 2026
8 September 2026
7 September 2026
Policy & Finance
Asia's natural disasters must not become financial crises
1 September 2026
Carbon & Climate
Rethinking flood protection through a ‘no-regret’ lens
13 August 2026
4 August 2026
Carbon & Climate
Europe is fiddling while Rome burns
29 July 2026
Carbon & Climate
Will the US climate war with Canada become global?
28 July 2026
Policy & Finance
Why Asia must fight for global tax justice at the UN
15 July 2026
Carbon & Climate
Is the Philippines ready for Super El Niño and super-typhoons?
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Food & Agriculture
Taking women farmers seriously
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