Eco-Business

Intense wildfires damage soil on the forest floor, contributing to dangerous flash floods across the mountains of South Asia.

India envisions to have an interconnected power grid in the South Asian region with many participating countries.

The worsening condition of the Parlung No. 4 glacier is causing concern over water supply, flood risk and the viability of hydropower, a key part of both countries’ plans to become carbon neutral.

A couple paddle through a flooded road in Bangkok, Thailand.

Journalists working in the world's most fossil fuel-dependent, climate-vulnerable region tell Eco-Business why covering climate change is so hard.

By Nidup Gyeltshen

By Junice Yeo

Omair Ahmad, The Third Pole

By Dawa Gyelmo, The Third Pole

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The spike in plastics waste during the pandemic is worsening marine pollution.

Mounting marine pollution is choking the world’s oceans and rivers, especially in Southeast Asia — and it’ll only get worse unless something changes. By Danny Marks

Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do. By Tim Ha

Misinformation and fake news on transboundary water issues in South Asia can negatively impact long-standing cooperation efforts. There is an urgent need to ramp up efforts to tackle such information disorder on shared waters in the region. By Jyotiraj Patra

Covid-19 has highlighted the urgent need for ambitious, all-encompassing reforms rather than incremental measures. A global scheme to improve planetary health is a radical new approach to safeguard the future of fast-growing cities. By Tolullah Oni

By M Niaz Asadullah

By Amita Chaudhury and Junice Yeo

By Ilan Kelman

By Ross Jeffree

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