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Carbon & Climate
Is the Philippines ready for Super El Niño and super-typhoons?
With a Super El Niño and powerful typhoons threatening to converge, the climte-vulnerable nation must move beyond reactive disaster response and prepare for compounding climate risks before they strike.
Food & Agriculture
Taking women farmers seriously
Rather than designing solutions for half the farming population, agricultural researchers, policymakers, and others must consider the specific needs and preferences of women farmers in developing countries. Only then can the huge female agricultural labour force reach its potential to ensure food security and drive economic growth.
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.
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26 December 2025
Carbon & Climate
How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
11 November 2025
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
6 May 2025
Carbon & Climate
Why India may suffer longer heatwaves and floods this year
14 February 2025
Policy & Finance
Getting green investment where it’s needed most
9 January 2025
Carbon & Climate
Ban solar geoengineering
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5 September 2024
Policy & Finance
Climate impacts are crippling insurance and Big Oil must pay up
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