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Women embrace digital banking in typhoon-hit Philippine province as Covid drives entrepreneurship

...the Ladies in United Movement Onward to Development (LUMOT). Women in the Philippines remain on the fringes of formal banking compared to their counterparts in the rest of the Southeast Asia. Only 39...

8 Mar 2022

Women embrace digital banking in typhoon-hit Philippine province as Covid drives entrepreneurship

Opinion / Energy

Realism about techno-optimism

...there are also startups working on fusion, in the hope of launching the first demonstration plants in the coming decade. But they, too, are clamoring for government funds, whether direct subsidies or ...

27 Jan 2023

Realism about techno-optimism

News / Lifestyle

Digital nomads seek sun, sea and sustainability as remote work booms

...the United States. Caring for the environment is at the heart of his project, the Franco-Danish entrepreneur said. "If we don't manage to align economic values with (the) ecological, then we're really...

28 Jul 2022

Digital nomads seek sun, sea and sustainability as remote work booms

Opinion / Water

Island nations hope to turn the tide at COP27

...the world in their bid to shore up fish stocks and protect a vital resource. Many of these nations may be small but the fact is that their fish and seafood products provide nutrients for more than thr...

11 Nov 2022

Island nations hope to turn the tide at COP27

News / Policy & Finance

Sri Lanka sees scientists’ exodus amid economic crisis

...the UK as the situation in Sri Lanka worsens. “I studied through the free education system of Sri Lanka and always wanted to return the gratitude by serving the country. But the situation has deterior...

27 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka sees scientists’ exodus amid economic crisis

News / Policy & Finance

Pakistan's digital ID card keeps millions locked out

...ther's job as an attendant in the state education department when her mother retired. More widely, her case ends the effective exclusion of children of single mothers from the ID card scheme, said Har...

27 Jul 2022

Pakistan's digital ID card keeps millions locked out

News / Water

Water warning: economic stability threatened by vanishing rainfall

...the water commission, said knowledge on the basic water policies needed already exists, and financing them is possible. "The task is to organise these resources for a sustainable and globally equitabl...

21 Mar 2023

Water warning: economic stability threatened by vanishing rainfall

News / Carbon & Climate

Global warming could threaten Southeast Asia's mass flowering forests: study

...then, the trees erupt into flower all at once, festooning the forest canopy with garlands of red, pink and white. Theories abound over which environmental cues trigger the trees to begin their reprodu...

26 Apr 2022

Global warming could threaten Southeast Asia's mass flowering forests: study

Climate change-induced drought in Mongolia

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Today’s crises are different

...the next, global challenges are superseded by a new cohort. The once-in-a-century Covid-19 pandemic – and the risk that other dangerous new viruses may emerge at any time – is far from the only exampl...

17 Jun 2022

Today’s crises are different

Press Releases / uHoo

uHoo Aura secures RESET™ accreditation

...the air due to various factors including the number of people inside the building, the activities that these people perform, the materials and equipment that have been used in the construction, as wel...

26 Jul 2022

uHoo Aura secures RESET™ accreditation

News / Transport

EV race: The battle for dominance looks set to intensify as startups sniff new territory

...the one hand, the bulk of EVs on India’s roads today are e-rickshaws and they’ve driven the acceptance for electric mobility. But on the other hand, many of these brands are not reliable.” Last year, ...

31 Mar 2023

EV race: The battle for dominance looks set to intensify as startups sniff new territory

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Indonesia at risk of missing golden economic opportunity

...the big league. When the proportion of the population in their working years (15-65) is more than the dependent population (the old and the young), nations have an opportunity to turbo-charge their ec...

25 Nov 2022

Indonesia at risk of missing golden economic opportunity

News / Carbon & Climate

Palm plantations the usual suspects as wildfire engulfs Sumatra peatlands

...ther areas. “The farmers usually work together to contain the fires so that they don’t spread wildly because their plots are next to each other,” he said. “So if the fires have already burned thousand...

8 Jun 2022

Palm plantations the usual suspects as wildfire engulfs Sumatra peatlands

Motorbikes flow through flood water in Jakarta

News / Cities

Southeast Asia’s sinking cities: can they be saved?

...the 1970s and the more buildings that come up, the fewer green areas there are, the less rainwater seeps into the soil and turns into run-off instead. And finally, the massive extraction of groundwate...

7 Jun 2022

Southeast Asia’s sinking cities: can they be saved?

Opinion / Cities

Online activism both a boon and a bane in fighting gender-based violence

...ther types of exploitation. When technology and social media facilitate or exacerbate violence, the state can strive to eliminate it. At the same time, it is worth exploring how the digital sphere may...

23 Nov 2022

Online activism both a boon and a bane in fighting gender-based violence

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Revenue recycling: How governments can address carbon pricing trade-offs

...their income on energy more than the rich. Herein lies the equity issue. One of the other aims of carbon pricing is to supplement government revenue so that the government doesn’t have to choose betwe...

23 Nov 2022

Revenue recycling: How governments can address carbon pricing trade-offs

Women sift sand, hunting for tiny plastic pellets and other debris still washing ashore since the sinking of the X-Press Pearl, a vessel containing chemicals and plastics, in May 2021 off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka

News / Transport

Sri Lankan communities count the cost of devastating chemicals and plastics spill

...the clean-up, started the initiative in October and now supports 160 women across several sites. The challenge is enormous. When the group broke for tea two-and-a-half hours into the morning shift, th...

14 Feb 2022

Sri Lankan communities count the cost of devastating chemicals and plastics spill

News / Water

‘Climate-altered’ Pacific could see conflict between tuna fishing and deep-sea mining

...the other environmental and economic impacts in a “climate-altered ocean”. The charts below show the percentage change in the biomass of the three tuna species in the CCZ by the middle of the 21st ce...

3 Aug 2023

‘Climate-altered’ Pacific could see conflict between tuna fishing and deep-sea mining

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News / Carbon & Climate

Singapore a major contributor to air and water pollution via marine fuel sales: study

...there are minimal emissions involved in the bunkering process itself. The bulk of the emissions only come when ships begin to combust the fuel. Furthermore, emissions are ultimately driven by global d...

8 Aug 2022

Singapore a major contributor to air and water pollution via marine fuel sales: study

News / Cities

Heatwave relief: what can hot countries teach us about keeping cool?

...These illuminate the squares at night, making them safer and more attractive to use round-the-clock. “ These temperatures should serve as a dire warning for all of us to better prepare to manage dang...

20 Jul 2022

Heatwave relief: what can hot countries teach us about keeping cool?

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