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'Where is the justice?' ask climate 'refugees', sidelined from global deal

...flooding, as rising seas slowly wash away ancestral homelands and burial sites. "The foundations of our unique heritage were taken," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Relocation just meant saf...

8 Dec 2017

'Where is the justice?' ask climate 'refugees', sidelined from global deal

News / Food & Agriculture

UN talks plant seed for greener, more climate-savvy agriculture

...floods and storms, rising to more than 80 per cent when droughts hit, the UN agency says. “ The UN system can (also) provide more strategic support to countries that need it. Teresa Anderson, climate...

16 Nov 2017

UN talks plant seed for greener, more climate-savvy agriculture

News / Energy

Amid disaster, solar and wind power to spark hope in Sri Lanka

As Sri Lanka continues to struggle with the aftermath of the devastating floods that struck the country in late May, its government is making moves to boost its resilience to climate change, as well a...

23 Jun 2017

Amid disaster, solar and wind power to spark hope in Sri Lanka

News / Energy

Coal plant deemed too polluting for China heads to Cambodia

...flood of Chinese investment; 70 per cent of Cambodia’s foreign direct investment now comes from China. Driving into Sihanoukville at night, one has the feeling of arriving in a third-tier Chinese city...

30 Aug 2019

Coal plant deemed too polluting for China heads to Cambodia

News / Food & Agriculture

Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding

...flooding the market and sending prices tumbling. "We were a small player fighting tooth and nail every day," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "When it all came crashing down, I was really depre...

12 Oct 2018

Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding

Opinion / Energy

It’s decision time for Southeast Asia as power demand soars

...floods the global market. “ With the exception of Thailand, which is more than halfway to its targets for installed solar capacity for 2030, most ASEAN countries are still developing national targets...

15 Jan 2019

It’s decision time for Southeast Asia as power demand soars

Opinion / Water

What can other cities learn about water shortages from 'Day Zero'?

...flooding from increased run-off. Water crises are not just about scarcity Water scarcity crises are most often a result of mismanagement rather than of absolute declines in physical water supplies. In...

16 Jul 2018

What can other cities learn about water shortages from 'Day Zero'?

News / Energy

Brahmaputra boat clinic goes solar, powering up rural healthcare

...flood-prone river islands in Assam. And by going solar, it has given remote healthcare a much-needed green shot in the arm, boat doctors say. “ Many of our patients had never seen a doctor till the b...

1 Nov 2017

Brahmaputra boat clinic goes solar, powering up rural healthcare

News / Carbon & Climate

Asia-Pacific's biggest ports face steep climate bill—study

Upgrading Asia-Pacific's biggest ports to cope with the effects of climate change will cost up to $49 billion, but the bill could be even higher if no action is taken, researchers said. Sustainability...

22 Mar 2018

Asia-Pacific's biggest ports face steep climate bill—study

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactic

...floods, damaged buildings, hurricane devastation and the like? Consumer choice need not be unduly restricted here. If people really want to buy this increasingly outdated technology, then regulations ...

21 Nov 2017

Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactic

Videos / Cities

Climate change is everyone's fight: C40 Mayors

...flooding for decades to come. “I’ve seen the projections, we understand what it means for a city like this. We have to keep building our plan farther out, because we really have to protect our people...

19 Jan 2018

Climate change is everyone's fight: C40 Mayors

News / Carbon & Climate

Philippines' typhoon survivors to fossil fuel firms: please listen to us

...floodwaters for seven hours to bring them dry clothes and pots of cooked rice and adobo. “When I finally saw them, I was happy because they were safe.”The typhoon was devastating for the Philippines, ...

19 Nov 2018

Philippines' typhoon survivors to fossil fuel firms: please listen to us

News / Cities

Freewheeling Bangkok lays path to safer, more liveable city

...flooding, and places like Dong Muang airport, used by budget airlines and freight carriers, had not flooded before, he said. "We never had that kind of experience. Everybody was stressed," said the Ba...

28 Apr 2017

Freewheeling Bangkok lays path to safer, more liveable city

The winner of the International Tropical Architecture Design Competition, Vertical Farm Acupunture, by Ridwan Arifin and his team. The 11-storey building in Bandung has facilities for hydroponic farming and water harvesting. Image: ITAD

News / Green Buildings

Green homes for Indonesia's migrant farmers

...flooding. As the flooding could worsen, the buildings are raised on stilts,” says Rubita. Both the ViFA and Fill-In Kampung provide community spaces for the residents. Not only do they provide learnin...

20 Sep 2017

Green homes for Indonesia's migrant farmers

News / Carbon & Climate

Want to build a stronger climate movement? Integrate.

...flood or a hurricane can exacerbate housing issues. The communities that have resources bounce back. The communities that don’t have resources? It takes longer for them to come back. The best and the ...

22 Oct 2018

Want to build a stronger climate movement? Integrate.

News / Policy & Finance

How happiness impacts forestry (and vice versa) in Bhutan

...flooding and adverse effects on biodiversity, like fish, algae, flora and rare fauna like white-bellied herons. Furthermore, as water supplies change with shifting precipitation patterns and the melti...

11 Jan 2018

How happiness impacts forestry (and vice versa) in Bhutan

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate change brings more Sahel storms

...floods at a rate of little more than one a year. In the 11 years between 2006 and 2016, it was hit by 55 flood events Repeated warnings Climate scientists have been warning for three decades that glob...

8 May 2017

Climate change brings more Sahel storms

News / Cities

The curse of ‘green gentrification’

...flooded by 20 million gallons of water, inflicting some $50 million in damage. The complex remains perilously vulnerable to the next big storm. Developers, for example, might partner with the city to ...

26 Jan 2018

The curse of ‘green gentrification’

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News / Food & Agriculture

Study lays out oil palm development scenarios in Borneo

...flood mitigation, erosion prevention, air quality, sustainable forest products, as well as opportunities for recreation and tourism. By contrast, oil palm plantations have a TEV of $4,687-5,551 per he...

18 Sep 2018

Study lays out oil palm development scenarios in Borneo

News / Carbon & Climate

Introducing the world’s most sustainable football stadiums

...floodlights in a nearby favela so children can safely play football into the evening. An illustration of the Morro da Mineira Stadium. Image: McCulloch Metricon Stadium, Carrara, Australia The Metri...

26 Jun 2018

Introducing the world’s most sustainable football stadiums

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