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17 June 2026
Singapore International Water Week
SIWW2026 opens with global leaders pledging action to secure a resilient, sustainable water future
Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2026
London conferred Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize at award ceremony
15 June 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Why 'good' energy transition reforms do not succeed, and how behavioural insights can help
11 June 2026
5 June 2026
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Bloomberg to anchor major climate, energy and finance gatherings during London Climate Action Week
Climate Finance Asia
New report identifies real barriers to coal retirement in Indonesia
4 June 2026
Haribon Foundation
Local communities lead biodiversity protection in Aklan watershed
2 June 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
50 cities for climate action: avoiding and adapting to a 50°C world
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
UNHCR and UNDP launch new partnership to advance inclusion, solutions for people forced to flee
24 May 2026
UN Environment Programme
Climate action key to affordable housing, but buildings decarbonisation stalls
21 May 2026
19 May 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Subregions as the backbone of Asia-Pacific cooperation
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Weaving stronger cities in the Pacific together
11 May 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
El Niño likely to return: The case for early action
26 April 2026
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
Acute food insecurity, malnutrition remain alarmingly high as crises deepen: report
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