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When people turn to nature to solve human problems, sometimes nature benefits, too

...flooding and other storm damage. Perkol-Finkel says that ECOncrete’s proprietary concrete mixture makes structures stronger and more durable than those made from traditional concrete, which benefits h...

20 Aug 2020

When people turn to nature to solve human problems, sometimes nature benefits, too

News / Food & Agriculture

Peatland on fire as burning season starts anew in Indonesia

...flooded, and during the dry season, one or two weeks [without rain are enough to make the peat] very dry. Just a little tinder is enough to make [the fire] difficult to control by the team on the grou...

17 Mar 2021

Peatland on fire as burning season starts anew in Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

As the Mekong delta washes away, homes and highways are being lost

One night two years ago, Lam Thi Le and Nguyen Van Thuong heard loud cracks coming from their neighbours’ riverfront home. The neighbours left, and a day later half of their house collapsed into the b...

16 Mar 2021

As the Mekong delta washes away, homes and highways are being lost

News / Carbon & Climate

Pandemic’s impacts are damaging climate research

...floods will increase from 1.2 billion now to 1.6 bn. In the early to mid-2010s, 1.9 bn people, or 27 per cent of the global population, lived in potential severely water-scarce areas. In 2050, this nu...

14 Sep 2020

Pandemic’s impacts are damaging climate research

Opinion / Energy

A decade on from Fukushima, it’s time for Southeast Asia to bury its nuclear dream

...floods, there are myriad other potential risks that might jeopardise reactor safety. Can power plant operators ever completely rule out the risk of nuclear accidents? Every nuclear energy expert I hav...

12 Mar 2021

A decade on from Fukushima, it’s time for Southeast Asia to bury its nuclear dream

News / Cities

As tourists flock to Malaysian historic city, officials step up climate action

...flooding. The floods are worsened by the influx of visitors, whose litter clog the drains, which are not always covered. The Melaka government is developing a flood mitigation plan, which aims to deep...

10 Jul 2019

As tourists flock to Malaysian historic city, officials step up climate action

News / Energy

Nuclear power ‘cannot rival renewable energy’

...flooding, and particularly to future sea level rise. He was also concerned about the integrity of spent fuel storage ponds that needed a constant electricity supply to prevent the fuel overheating. Fo...

16 Jan 2020

Nuclear power ‘cannot rival renewable energy’

News / Cities

World's major cities to face 'unknown' climate conditions by 2050

A fifth of the world's major cities will face "unknown" climate conditions by 2050, researchers warned on Wednesday, as rising temperatures heighten the risks of drought and flooding. Climate scientis...

11 Jul 2019

World's major cities to face 'unknown' climate conditions by 2050

Releasing aerosols into the stratosphere

News / Carbon & Climate

Has ‘geoengineering’ arrived in China?

...flooding or environmental degradation. The lack of international governance means it is not possible for international society to exercise oversight of any state, company or individual that decides to...

12 Nov 2020

Has ‘geoengineering’ arrived in China?

News / Carbon & Climate

Paper giants’ expansion plans raise fears of increased deforestation in Indonesia

...flood and land and forest fires, of course natural forest clearing will exacerbate climate change.” APRIL said the expansion plan would not lead to deforestation as the company would not expand its cu...

13 Oct 2021

Paper giants’ expansion plans raise fears of increased deforestation in Indonesia

News / Cities

China, US among countries offering to help Indonesia build new capital

...flooding and traffic congestion. As much as 36 percent of Indonesia’s current capital could be underwater by 2050 mainly because of mass extraction of groundwater, according to a study by the Bandung ...

9 Jan 2020

China, US among countries offering to help Indonesia build new capital

palm oil fruit bunch at a factory in Tanjung Karang, Malaysia

News / Corporate Responsibility

Can global brands avoid 'greenwash' with new forest-saving plan?

...flooding, reins in global warming by storing more carbon and protects biodiversity. "The executives of these CGF companies live on the same planet as the rest of us, and we all face the same climate e...

29 Sep 2020

Can global brands avoid 'greenwash' with new forest-saving plan?

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News / Manufacturing

What is the cost of Bhutan’s mining boom?

...flooding during the monsoon season, posing a threat to local people’s homes, Yakha said. The 2013 assessment report found that illegal dumping of soil in ravines and rivers was a common sight in the v...

30 Jun 2021

What is the cost of Bhutan’s mining boom?

News / Carbon & Climate

Trump claims climate change is important to him

...flooding expected to cause growing losses to infrastructure and impede economic growth, particularly in regions dependent on tourism and agriculture, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climat...

4 Dec 2019

Trump claims climate change is important to him

News / Policy & Finance

Demands grow for 'global justice' on climate damage at UN talks

Droughts, floods and storms are nothing new to poor communities in Mozambique - but in recent years, the weather has become so extreme that neither the people nor the state can cope, said an internati...

28 Nov 2019

Demands grow for 'global justice' on climate damage at UN talks

News / Policy & Finance

Wealth alone won't save countries from climate change

...flood defences and early warning systems to stem financial losses. Climate research has shown that poor people in tropical countries are most vulnerable to economic loss caused by global warming. But ...

21 Nov 2019

Wealth alone won't save countries from climate change

News / Policy & Finance

Climate calamities will make Asia's poorest people poorer—UN

...floods and other climate-related hazards. These include, for example, the transboundary river basins of South and Southeast Asia, where poverty and hunger are coupled with exposure to intensifying flo...

26 Aug 2019

Climate calamities will make Asia's poorest people poorer—UN

News / Carbon & Climate

South Korea declares climate emergency, sets net zero target for 2050

...floods and heat waves to forest fires and typhoons. It also calls for action on biodiversity destruction and stronger nature conservation to protect carbon sinks like forests, which are considered nat...

25 Sep 2020

South Korea declares climate emergency, sets net zero target for 2050

News / Policy & Finance

No money for climate loss and damage

Climate change is impacting agriculture, forests, mountains and oceans, and is making droughts, floods and storms more frequent and more severe. People are adapting to some of these impacts. Some impa...

12 Dec 2019

No money for climate loss and damage

News / Policy & Finance

Pandemic hikes concern over much-needed climate finance for poorest

...flood defences, planting mangroves, or installing solar power. Reaching the $100-billion-a-year target is seen as vital to the progress of UN climate negotiations. Earlier this week, UN climate chief ...

11 Nov 2020

Pandemic hikes concern over much-needed climate finance for poorest

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