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Food & Agriculture
How to feed ten billion people
With the world’s population expected to reach ten billion by mid-century, agriculture must produce more with less – every season, everywhere. The knowledge and tools to end and prevent food insecurity are already in hand, but they have yet to be used wisely and at scale.
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
How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
From Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean to floods in Southeast Asia, insurance is an underused tool for adaptation to climate extremes.
Carbon & Climate
Even ‘weak’ cyclones are being turned into deadly rainmakers by fast-warming oceans
Despite accurate forecasts, weak cyclones in South Asia triggered deadly floods – highlighting how warmer oceans are amplifying rainfall and reshaping cyclone risks in a warming climate.
All #natural disasters Opinion
18 December 2025
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
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Food & Agriculture
India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
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24 October 2025
Carbon & Climate
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
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Carbon & Climate
Why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war
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Carbon & Climate
The World Court finally opens the door to 'climate reparations'
25 July 2025
Policy & Finance
Nature risk is financial risk
20 June 2025
Carbon & Climate
In defence of science: Let’s tell the truth on climate and health
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Carbon & Climate
Why India may suffer longer heatwaves and floods this year
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Carbon & Climate
Early warning systems save lives but more funding is critical
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Policy & Finance
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