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Food & Agriculture
How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty
From the Ifugao highlands to Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, Indigenous terrace farming illustrates how long-standing, locally adapted practices capture water, conserve soil and diversify crops to withstand intensifying climate extremes.
In 2004, Aceh was hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. In 2025, Indonesia’s most disaster-aware province was among the worst hit by floods. The failure was not forecasting, but what happened – or didn’t – after the alarms were raised.
Carbon & Climate
As climate diplomacy stalls, the economics are racing ahead
Despite political gridlock within countries and at global summits, climate change and ecological degradation are creating undeniable economic momentum. As renewables scale up, fossil fuels will become even less competitive; and as ecosystems degrade, markets will price in the risks and reward those who adapt.
Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
In Gaza and parts of Africa, we've seen how vulnerable food systems can be and we must act urgently to strengthen them worldwide.
All #heatwaves Opinion
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
17 November 2025
Carbon & Climate
COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm
11 November 2025
24 October 2025
Carbon & Climate
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
18 September 2025
Carbon & Climate
Why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war
16 September 2025
Policy & Finance
Climate resilience is a strategic investment
28 July 2025
Carbon & Climate
The World Court finally opens the door to 'climate reparations'
25 July 2025
Policy & Finance
Nature risk is financial risk
19 June 2025
Policy & Finance
Fossil fuel adverts are today’s tobacco. Cities must ban them
17 June 2025
16 June 2025
Policy & Finance
Insurers must promote the blue economy
10 June 2025
9 May 2025
Policy & Finance
How to defuse the climate-debt time bomb for small island states
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