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Why the plastic crisis matters

...flood of plastic into our natural systems is linked directly to the other forces that are destroying our environment, decimating biodiversity, fueling climate change, and depleting natural resources. ...

15 Nov 2019

Why the plastic crisis matters

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Fossil fuels add to world’s marine dead zones

...floods, scientists try to predict the extent of the resultant dead zone. However, the banks of the lower river are also crowded with heavy industrial sites, many burning large quantities of fossil fue...

6 Apr 2020

Fossil fuels add to world’s marine dead zones

News / Lifestyle

Arctic cruises accused of leaving indigenous people in the cold

...flooded with passengers who only look and give little back to local people. It's usually only the visitors who benefit—not the residents. Arved Fuchs, German adventurer "Many Arctic communities welco...

15 Aug 2019

Arctic cruises accused of leaving indigenous people in the cold

News / Cities

Indonesia’s new capital in Borneo on hold amid Covid-19 crisis

...flooding and a host of other problems in Jakarta. But the government’s current focus on handling the Covid-19 outbreak has sidelined the project for the time being, according to Luhut Pandjaitan, the ...

16 Apr 2020

Indonesia’s new capital in Borneo on hold amid Covid-19 crisis

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10 times when sustainability was (sort of) funny in 2019

...flooded very soon after right-wing political parties rejected a series of ideas to tackle, among other thing, rising sea levels. Talk about tempting fate. The Veneto regional council, located on Veni...

14 Dec 2019

10 times when sustainability was (sort of) funny in 2019

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

How do we reduce disaster risks for the conflict-affected?

...floods and winter storms. Earlier this year, 600 displaced Syrians in refugee camps in the Bekaa Valley were relocated due to a harsh winter storm. Informal settlements along the coast were flooded, d...

14 Oct 2019

How do we reduce disaster risks for the conflict-affected?

News / Carbon & Climate

What the Arctic and Antarctic are trying to tell us, and why Southeast Asia must listen

...flooding situation are affected by storms in the South China Sea, said Switzer. Storm surges occur on top of rising sea levels, making low-lying cities more likely to experience extreme flooding. “So ...

30 Aug 2019

What the Arctic and Antarctic are trying to tell us, and why Southeast Asia must listen

Opinion / Waste

Healthy oceans: Keeping Asia and the Pacific afloat

...flooding the ocean. While the Covid-19 pandemic has temporarily reduced emissions and pollution on the ocean, this should not be a moment of reprieve. Rather, recovery efforts have the potential to re...

13 May 2020

Healthy oceans: Keeping Asia and the Pacific afloat

Opinion / Water

Working together on shared rivers to build resilience

...Floods (LLOFs) and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). A regional resilience approach underpinning integrated water governance of these river basins could help reduce multiple social and environment...

28 May 2019

Working together on shared rivers to build resilience

News / Carbon & Climate

Himalayan glacier melting rate has doubled—this could affect 800m people in Asia

...floods. But scientists behind a new study expect this to taper off “within decades” as glaciers shrink, potentially threatening water supplies. The study analysed satellite images taken over 40 years ...

21 Jun 2019

Himalayan glacier melting rate has doubled—this could affect 800m people in Asia

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Covid-19’s viral lessons for climate heating

...Floods and droughts will cause agricultural havoc and severe food shortages. People will have to adjust to a new – and constantly changing – reality. Leadership and a clarity of policy – again, both a...

6 Apr 2020

Covid-19’s viral lessons for climate heating

What used to be Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh before it was filled in.

News / Cities

Why is Phnom Penh so obsessed with filling lakes?

...flood water that will inevitably fill that lake basin would cost the city money, but would likely be unable to reduce all flooding, the report notes further. A drain on resources Reclamation in the so...

13 Mar 2019

Why is Phnom Penh so obsessed with filling lakes?

News / Policy & Finance

South Asian migrant workers seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus

...flooded with calls about unpaid wages and job losses. "Non-payment of wages or benefits has always plagued migrant workers in Gulf countries," said Kochery, who specialises in labour law and advises m...

15 Sep 2020

South Asian migrant workers seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus

News / Carbon & Climate

How should China respond to melting glaciers and rising sea levels?

...floods along the rivers. Liu Qiao, an associate researcher with the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, says that while melting will increase river flows in the...

30 Sep 2019

How should China respond to melting glaciers and rising sea levels?

News / Energy

Zero-carbon water pumps turn Pakistan's barren mountains green

...floods across the country, environmental experts said. "The government cannot afford larger irrigation systems," said Haider Raza of green group WWF-Pakistan, which installed the pump in Khyber villag...

30 Mar 2020

Zero-carbon water pumps turn Pakistan's barren mountains green

News / Carbon & Climate

Muddy rain in Kathmandu highlights wider climate disturbance

...floods in 2013 have also been attributed to the interaction between a late receding western disturbance and an advancing monsoon. Studies have also indicated that the frequency of sandstorms in wester...

22 Jun 2020

Muddy rain in Kathmandu highlights wider climate disturbance

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Red alert for blue planet and small island states

...flooding due to climate change. Climate Central, a non-profit research and news organisation, found data used in past calculations overstated the elevation of many low-lying coastal communities. And f...

4 Nov 2019

Red alert for blue planet and small island states

News / Policy & Finance

Climate change inaction poses US$1 trillion risk for investors

...flooding are the main weather hazards that will impact businesses based on a sample of 30,000 of the largest listed companies surveyed by the United Nations Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). ...

22 May 2019

Climate change inaction poses US$1 trillion risk for investors

News / Carbon & Climate

Asian companies claim they are going net-zero — but are their targets realistic, ambitious or greenwash?

...flooding, crop failure and infrastructure damage become more severe — unless drastic action is taken to bend the curve on global warming, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The ...

29 Mar 2021

Asian companies claim they are going net-zero — but are their targets realistic, ambitious or greenwash?

News / Cities

Disease hotspots flourish when the city meets the country

...flooding over the next two decades. Exclusion issues But, says Huq, one of the biggest problems is that people living in burgeoning slums and informal settlements are regularly omitted from decisions ...

14 Jul 2020

Disease hotspots flourish when the city meets the country

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