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2022's notable green quotes

...floods, droughts and hunger if climate change continues at its present rate. Countries agreed to set up a climate loss and damage fund at the end of the conference, in what many regard as a huge win f...

19 Dec 2022

2022's notable green quotes

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesian community seeks World Bank mediation against Chinese-owned zinc mine

...flood is inconsistent with international guidelines and Indonesian regulations.” The dam wall needs to be robust enough to withstand a once in 10,000-year flood, he wrote in the statement, seen by Chi...

24 Mar 2021

Indonesian community seeks World Bank mediation against Chinese-owned zinc mine

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate change causing faster snow melt in the Himalayas

Disasters such as the recent flash flood that hit the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand underscore the dangers of climate change combined with poorly planned infrastructure, experts have warned. Climate ...

5 Mar 2021

Climate change causing faster snow melt in the Himalayas

News / Carbon & Climate

Greening the Himalayas: Is there a 'wrong' place to plant trees?

...flooding risks. "Glaciers are melting fast while rain and snow patterns have undergone changes, with extreme weather events such as cloudbursts occurring more frequently," said Mukhtar Ahmad, a scient...

19 Aug 2022

Greening the Himalayas: Is there a 'wrong' place to plant trees?

News / Manufacturing

Is Cambodia’s thirst for sand putting communities and the Mekong at risk?

...flood prevention system, the report says, will also have far reaching consequences for the environment and will expose more than one million people to increased risk of flooding. Phnom Penh City Hall...

2 Aug 2021

Is Cambodia’s thirst for sand putting communities and the Mekong at risk?

News / Cities

In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, sand mining means lost homes and fortunes

...flood levels. As long as no alternative sources of materials are available, the demand for sand will remain strong. “The key is where and how sand is mined. How to dredge so as to limit negative effec...

6 Jul 2022

In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, sand mining means lost homes and fortunes

Access to nature in childhood is associated with a reduced risk of mental illness

Opinion / Cities

Greening the city to prevent mental illness

...flood risk and conserving biodiversity. Working within and across research disciplines will ensure the multifunctional potential of urban green spaces is fulfilled. Local governments around the world...

27 May 2022

Greening the city to prevent mental illness

Floods in Bandung in West Java, Indonesia.

News / Food & Agriculture

Are palm oil plantations, coal mines linked to Indonesia's deadly floods?

...flooding, mixed fruit plantations occupy the largest span of plantation area, at 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres), while oil palms occupy only 200 hectares (500 acres). In Banjar district, where floods di...

21 Jan 2021

Are palm oil plantations, coal mines linked to Indonesia's deadly floods?

News / Carbon & Climate

Rising sea levels may make some airports unusable

...flooded airstrips under a range of climate change scenarios. Right now, 269 of the world’s airports are at some risk of coastal flooding. This number must rise: by how much, and at what cost, depends ...

4 Feb 2021

Rising sea levels may make some airports unusable

Asia-Pacific, Climate Change, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, TerraViva United Nations CLIMATE CHANGE India Glacier Disaster: In a Warming World is there no Less Lethal Way to Power Development?

News / Water

India glacier disaster: In a warming world, is there no less lethal a way to power development?

...flood. These floods are characterised by a sudden release of a huge amount of lake water that rushes along the channel downstream in the form of dangerous flood waves. As of today, 16 Feb, 20 bodies ...

19 Feb 2021

India glacier disaster: In a warming world, is there no less lethal a way to power development?

News / Carbon & Climate

From Ladakh to Everest, risk of floods from glacial lakes grows

...flooding, a trend evident in regions as far apart and different as the Everest area and Ladakh’s arid upland deserts, two recent studies have found. Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) happen when gl...

9 Apr 2021

From Ladakh to Everest, risk of floods from glacial lakes grows

News / Cities

Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital hampered by exposed mine pits

...flooded with water should be able to be used as water source for the new capital.” But she then later pointed out that the water, often a startling shade of turquoise due to reactions with the various...

22 Apr 2022

Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital hampered by exposed mine pits

An aerial view of flood affected areas in Bihar

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Climate safety nets for all

...floods, and storms. In 2019, extreme weather events pushed more than 34 million people into hunger and food insecurity. In the 55 countries with food-insecurity crises, 75 million children under the a...

30 Apr 2021

Climate safety nets for all

News / Policy & Finance

Pandemic pushes 4.7 million more Southeast Asians into extreme poverty

...Floods and sea-level rise were identified as the key risks for the region in a global report on climate risk and adaptation last month. “As countries emerge from the pandemic, it's imperative that the...

16 Mar 2022

Pandemic pushes 4.7 million more Southeast Asians into extreme poverty

News / Policy & Finance

How could help for rising climate 'loss and damage' be funded?

...floods, storms, wildfires and heatwaves. Globally, the 10 most expensive weather disasters in 2021 cost more than $170 billion, estimates charity Christian Aid. For many poor countries that have used ...

11 Oct 2022

How could help for rising climate 'loss and damage' be funded?

Press Releases / The Incubation Network

The Incubation Network launches open call for 'Plastic Waste to Value Southeast Asia' challenge

To tackle plastic waste mismanagement in Southeast Asia, The Incubation Network has partnered up with the Global Plastic Action Partnership and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste to launch the Plastic ...

9 Jun 2022

The Incubation Network launches open call for 'Plastic Waste to Value Southeast Asia' challenge

News / Policy & Finance

IPCC report: will scientists’ latest warning inject urgency into climate negotiations?

...flooding as glacial lakes overflow. There will be increased droughts and fires in Southern Africa, the Mediterranean, the Amazon, the western United States and Australia. “We expect to see new extreme...

13 Aug 2021

IPCC report: will scientists’ latest warning inject urgency into climate negotiations?

News / Carbon & Climate

Stronger climate action urged at COP26 to avoid 'unimaginable' health risks

...flooding and heat risks at once, while also boosting nature and improving mental health. "The solutions are the same for the climate, our health and biodiversity," said Rayan Kassem, West Asia regiona...

9 Nov 2021

Stronger climate action urged at COP26 to avoid 'unimaginable' health risks

News / Policy & Finance

COP27: Amid compromises, world finds solace in loss and damage breakthrough

...flood was cited repeatedly during COP27 in calls for climate reparations. The agreement on the fund was by no means predetermined, with talks sending mixed signals till the last hours. The first propo...

21 Nov 2022

COP27: Amid compromises, world finds solace in loss and damage breakthrough

News / Waste

In the wake of coup, gold mining boom is ravaging Myanmar

...flooding due to erosion caused by mining. They also lament the destruction of the river’s shores, where locals used to relax and picnic but now fear their children will fall into mining pits. “Before,...

18 May 2022

In the wake of coup, gold mining boom is ravaging Myanmar

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