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Opinion / Water

Tackling information disorder is critical for transboundary water cooperation in South Asia

...floods and landslides. Information on rivers and floods needs to be credible. Attempts to spread mis- and disinformation on rivers and floods, could jeopardise the efforts of communities, government ...

30 Jul 2020

Tackling information disorder is critical for transboundary water cooperation in South Asia

News / Corporate Responsibility

Leveraging AI to fight climate change

...flooding, smog or wildfires,” said Luccioni. The images are accompanied by information on climate change, extreme weather events, local and global changes, as well as personal and collective action to...

18 Feb 2021

Leveraging AI to fight climate change

Sumatran rhino at the Way Kambas sanctuary in southern Sumatra, Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

Planned road projects threaten Sumatran rhino habitat: Experts

...flooding and landslides in the areas where road development is located. Muhammad Nur, director, Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) “Almost all the roads that cut through the Leuser Ecosyste...

28 Oct 2020

Planned road projects threaten Sumatran rhino habitat: Experts

Solar farm, Thailand, intermittency challenges

News / Energy

Electricity grids may trip Southeast Asia renewables drive without government intervention

...floods for the Southeast Asia region. Late last year, Typhoon Rai left five million people in the Philippines without electricity. Similar blackouts have occurred following major typhoons in the past...

9 Mar 2022

Electricity grids may trip Southeast Asia renewables drive without government intervention

News / Cities

Bungled Jakarta–Bandung high-speed rail line causes chaos

...flooding hit the Jakarta suburb of Bekasi last winter, Deputy Mayor Tri Ardhianto Tjahyono pointed to the high-speed rail project as a cause, as did officials in West Bandung regency which also floode...

30 Jul 2020

Bungled Jakarta–Bandung high-speed rail line causes chaos

News / Carbon & Climate

Mangrove restoration scales up in Indonesia

...floods that killed over 100 in East Indonesia in April. And it can be a model for other mangrove-rich tropical nations. “Managing the oceans sustainably is a global issue, and as the world’s largest a...

1 Sep 2021

Mangrove restoration scales up in Indonesia

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Strengthening Malaysia’s green recovery efforts to reset development agenda

...floods, landslides, haze and water pollutions. In the last two decades, the country has experienced 51 natural disaster events, causing the death of 281 people, affecting over 3 million people, and ra...

16 Dec 2020

Strengthening Malaysia’s green recovery efforts to reset development agenda

Volunteers bringing clean water to flood-stricken communities in northern Bangladesh.

News / Carbon & Climate

Pandemic delays leave many nations facing climate action catch-up in 2021

...flood and drought risks in hotspots along its major rivers and coastlines. Adaptation action includes everything from building higher embankments against floods to moving coastal communities to safer ...

12 Jan 2021

Pandemic delays leave many nations facing climate action catch-up in 2021

News / Waste

Disaster recovery: Can the loop be closed on calamity?

...flooding or chemical spillage, what happens to the large volumes of waste materials left behind? Can any of the materials be salvaged, restored or upcycled? With Blue Planet’s latest acquisition of d...

1 Jul 2021

Disaster recovery: Can the loop be closed on calamity?

A giant panda in Ya'an, Sichuan province

News / Policy & Finance

Omicron variant threatens UN talks to seal global nature deal

...floods and heatwaves. Agreement at COP26 to phase down coal power globally will also have significant implications as mining operations - often carried out in or near areas rich in biodiversity - are ...

10 Dec 2021

Omicron variant threatens UN talks to seal global nature deal

News / Policy & Finance

ESG investing in Asia: from niche to mainstream

...flooding into environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds. About US$2.7 trillion of assets are now managed in more than 2,900 ESG funds, according to global investment research firm Morningstar. ...

28 Apr 2022

ESG investing in Asia: from niche to mainstream

News / Policy & Finance

Frustration and fury over climate finance at COP26

...floods, storms, droughts, landslides and other catastrophes being exacerbated by climate change here and now. The stalemate over most of the major issues could not be broken despite night-long negotia...

9 Nov 2021

Frustration and fury over climate finance at COP26

News / Carbon & Climate

Flood prevention could bring 'huge' payoff as global risks rise

...Floods, said the new tool provided insights into how investments in flood defences could save lives and avert economic disaster. "Economic damages from floods are already formidable under the current ...

24 Apr 2020

Flood prevention could bring 'huge' payoff as global risks rise

News / Carbon & Climate

New city 'heat officers' take aim at climate change's 'silent killer'

Situated at the flood-prone and storm-vulnerable southern tip of Florida, Miami-Dade County has long figured among the US urban areas most at risk from climate change. But when county leaders unveiled...

31 May 2021

New city 'heat officers' take aim at climate change's 'silent killer'

What are the sustainability risks ahead for business sectors in 2022?

News / Corporate Responsibility

From food to finance: expert views on sustainability risks and predictions for 2022

...flooding markets with liquidity. This is unsustainable as it relates to the financial system itself, and it will be tested in 2022 as inflation picks up and rates rise. There are implications for sust...

5 Jan 2022

From food to finance: expert views on sustainability risks and predictions for 2022

News / Policy & Finance

China’s plans for gigantic Brahmaputra dam strains relations with India further

...flood reporting, disaster prevention and mitigation, and emergency response. China will continue to maintain communication with India and Bangladesh through existing channels.” Chinese media has cover...

8 Dec 2020

China’s plans for gigantic Brahmaputra dam strains relations with India further

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Prosecuting ecocide

...floods, wildfires, record-high temperatures, and zoonotic disease make the climate and ecological crisis impossible to ignore, the world may be moving closer to agreeing that serious damage to our nat...

6 Sep 2021

Prosecuting ecocide

News / Energy

After sun-dimming setback, geoengineers seek a diplomatic fix

...floods, droughts, wildfires and melting ice. Such impacts are already surging with temperatures now just 1.1 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Last year, opposition from indigenous peoples f...

17 Jan 2022

After sun-dimming setback, geoengineers seek a diplomatic fix

News / Transport

Q&A: Major global report reveals how climate, land use and trade drive ‘invasive species’

...floods and wildfires. Meanwhile, in several regions worldwide, grazing by animals such as horses and buffalo helps spread invasive alien plants. Climate change is also expected to “enhance the competi...

15 Sep 2023

Q&A: Major global report reveals how climate, land use and trade drive ‘invasive species’

Opinion / None

Helping the poor to survive lockdown

...floods are recurrent features of their lives, as are serious illness and job losses. But they usually have some access to lifelines: they can tap into family-based mutual-aid networks or borrow from m...

4 Aug 2021

Helping the poor to survive lockdown

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