Eco-Business

Early warning systems are saving lives but economic losses are increasing as climate change fuels more extreme weather events.

Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused nearly 12,000 disasters worldwide between 1970 and 2021, according to a World Meteorological Organization report.

Discounting South Asian countries’ debt in exchange for investment in conservation could protect biodiversity while promoting prosperity.

A new El Niño combined with climate-changing emissions is predicted to push average temperatures to record highs in the next five years.

By Samantha Ho

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

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As countries prepare to meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution, the perspectives of South Asia must be heard loud and clear. By Dharmesh Shah

As temperatures rise, the Himalayas are experiencing accelerated glacial melt. Unfortunately, the current reshuffling of the world order could overlook one of the most critical threats to global stability. By Sophia Kalantzakos and Kunda Dixit

There are 21.5 billion interconnected devices worldwide, yet 1.4 billion adults still have no access to banking. This presents an opportunity for leapfrogging straight to digital identification and the IoT for processing transactions. By Lotte Schou-Zibell and Arndt Husar

To limit the impact of the coming crises on lives and livelihoods, governments must take urgent action to boost the resilience of their health systems. By Mamta Murthi

By Naveen Rao and Eloise Todd

By Saleemul Huq, Helena Wright and Eline Reintjes

By Gayathry Venkiteswaran

By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Lilian Best

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EB Studio What makes cooling such a hot topic when it comes to climate change? This year's #Innovate4Climate summit will look at the problem and potential of sustainable cooling.

At the 2017 World Economic Forum, former US Vice President Al Gore criticised the development of coal-fueled power plants near the world’s largest mangrove forest while Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defended the projects.

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond …

A group of women worldwide are taking action to improve their lives by helping address climate change issues, such as the '1 Million Women' movement in Australia. Watch this video.

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The billion-dollar Gardens by the Bay project is built on 101 hectares of land in Marina Bay, the heart of Singapore's Central Business District.

Climate change is causing sea levels to rise at an alarming rate, and nowhere is more at risk than archipelagic Southeast Asia. Climate scientist Professor Benjamin Horton of the Earth Observatory of Singapore tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the risks of rising waters and what can be done to address the problem.

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