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Wavemaker Ventures, Temasek Trust's C3H and Icehouse Ventures have backed Neocrete with US$3.5 million to scale supply through Europe and the USA, while deepening deployment in Southeast Asia.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
What climate signals reveal about mangrove risks
A strong El Niño is underway and is strengthening in the Pacific while a positive Indian Ocean Dipole …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Beneath warming seas, communities are helping reefs recover
Every day, Ikraam Ali dives underneath the waters of Dharavandhoo in Maldives to tend to young corals growing …
Envision Energy
Envision delivers low-carbon ammonia environmental attribute certificates to PepsiCo APAC, pioneering decarbonisation in the fertiliser industry
On July 30th 2026, Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, announced a low-carbon ammonia environmental attribute …
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29 July 2026
17 July 2026
11 July 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific ministers adopt new roadmap to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution together
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
AI helping modernise trade across Asia and the Pacific, though adoption gaps remain
26 June 2026
UN Global Compact Network Singapore (UNGCNS)
UN Global Compact Network Singapore calls for inclusive sustainability transition as businesses race towards 2030
19 June 2026
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
29 May 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure
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
5 May 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New regional partnerships to drive joint environmental action in Central Asia
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific’s economic outlook under pressure from rising tensions and prices: report
26 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific governments endorse landmark Baku-Bangkok Declaration on advancing societies for all ages
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Middle East military escalation could cost Asia-Pacific up to US$299 billion: UNDP
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