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First Gen’s EDC geothermal unit recognised at 2026 Asean RE Project Awards for contribution to national renewable energy priority

First Gen Corporation subsidiary Bac-Man Geothermal, Inc. (BGI), the owner and operator of the 197.27-megawatt (MW) Bac-Man geothermal power plant in Bicol, received a special recognition on Oct. 7, 2026, …

13 Oct 2026

Philanthropy Asia Alliance supports Southeast Asia Heat Health Hub to scale coordinated action on extreme heat

The Philanthropy Asia Alliance is supporting the next stage of development of the Global Heat Health Information Network …

'Cool leaders', a roadmap and nature for cooling: Global Cooling Pledge acts on heat

Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and business leader Dong Mingzhu named inaugural Cool Leaders.

UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures

Report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C.

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31 August 2026

Nearly 160,000 women and girls impacted by Nepal flash floods

7 July 2026

Extreme heat costing poor women workers over US$57 billion in earnings a year

11 June 2026

75% of Southeast Asia’s future renewable energy’s generation capacity under threat – but US$82 billion in losses can be circumvented

2 June 2026

50 cities for climate action: avoiding and adapting to a 50°C world

29 May 2026

What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure

11 May 2026

El Niño likely to return: The case for early action

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

El Niño likely to return: The case for early action

21 April 2026

From flooded to future‑ready: Why Asia‑Pacific cities must become ‘sponges’

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

From flooded to future‑ready: Why Asia‑Pacific cities must become ‘sponges’

12 April 2026

From dialogue to delivery: The Pacific’s climate mobility moment

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

From dialogue to delivery: The Pacific’s climate mobility moment

25 March 2026

Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities

17 March 2026

Guiding light: How solar power is providing a lifeline to blackout-prone Asian villages

Satellite imagery guides faster recovery in crisis zones

UN endorses first-ever global statistical framework to measure disaster risk and impacts

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

UN endorses first-ever global statistical framework to measure disaster risk and impacts

22 January 2026

Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space

19 January 2026

How climate change is threatening human rights

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

How climate change is threatening human rights

3 December 2025

UN warns of rising heat risks in Asia and the Pacific

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

UN warns of rising heat risks in Asia and the Pacific

19 November 2025

Poorest nations will see sharp drop in crop yields, impacting human development: UNDP

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