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Philippines cuts climate budget by nearly 15 per cent in 2026

...flood control projects scandal, involving billions in misappropriated funds. Allegations centered on "ghost" projects, overpricing, substandard construction, rigged bidding, and kickbacks to politicia...

6 Jan 2026

Philippines cuts climate budget by nearly 15 per cent in 2026

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Worsening flood risks loom over Indonesia’s degraded peatlands

...flooding. “The floods occurring are not a natural cycle commonly found in peatland ecosystems,” said Wahyu Perdana, advocacy and campaign manager at Pantau Gambut. “These floods result from peatland d...

15 Apr 2025

Worsening flood risks loom over Indonesia’s degraded peatlands

News / Water

Indonesian islanders plant mangroves, seek justice as seas rise

...floods, rising sea levels and stronger waves. "The sea is not like it used to be. It's hotter, rougher, and it scares us," said Asmania, a mother of three, as she dug with her hands into the sand bene...

3 Dec 2025

Indonesian islanders plant mangroves, seek justice as seas rise

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Q&A: Heatwaves hit schools, putting millions of children at risk

...flooding in 20 years damaged 5,500 classrooms or turned them into shelters. This delayed the school year for 4.6 million children. Heavy rains and flooding along the Niger river in Mali caused a month...

3 Jul 2025

Q&A: Heatwaves hit schools, putting millions of children at risk

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Women farmers are the first defenders of a warming Southeast Asia

From the rice plains of Luzon, Philippines to the uplands of Java, Indonesia, women farmers are Southeast Asia’s front-line defenders against climate disruption. They transplant seedlings in flood‑pro...

10 Mar 2026

Women farmers are the first defenders of a warming Southeast Asia

Taiwan, which relies heavily on imported energy, has sought to prevent those higher costs from feeding through fully to household bills and broader inflation.

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Taiwan proposes record supplementary budget as Middle East conflict drives up energy costs

...flood protection.

8 Sep 2026

Taiwan proposes record supplementary budget as Middle East conflict drives up energy costs

News / Cities

Strong governance and nature integration needed for cities to lead climate fight: Nik Nazmi

...flooding, and biodiversity loss harder to manage. “This is where the disconnect is. Without [proper] governance, the people of Kuala Lumpur cannot determine how the city is planned, and we are bound t...

24 Nov 2025

Strong governance and nature integration needed for cities to lead climate fight: Nik Nazmi

News / Carbon & Climate

With more heat and storms, can COP30 boost frontline resilience?

...floods and storms to heat stress and food insecurity. From 1995 to 2024, more than 832,000 deaths and nearly US$4.5 trillion in direct economic losses were caused by extreme weather, according to the ...

20 Nov 2025

With more heat and storms, can COP30 boost frontline resilience?

Press Releases / United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report

Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, o...

20 Oct 2025

Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report

Press Releases / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space

...flood hotspot mapping, an iteration of SatGPT for volcanic hazards has been proposed with potential to support the understanding and management of air pollution linked to volcanic activity. ...

22 Jan 2026

Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space

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Q&A: Red Cross hopes AI and insurance can help with climate chaos

...flood-prone areas, and often areas without clean, running water. So they are at high risk both to heat and floods or, in other parts of the world, cold. “ As we become better at weather forecasting, ...

10 Jun 2025

Q&A: Red Cross hopes AI and insurance can help with climate chaos

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Q&A: 'Digital lords,' AI's carbon footprint and greening tech

...flood of e-waste. Benedetta Brevini, visiting professor at NYU and associate professor at the University of Sydney, who specialises in the political economy of communications and tech, says these "dig...

3 Oct 2025

Q&A: 'Digital lords,' AI's carbon footprint and greening tech

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Rooftop sprinklers turn rainwater into a tool against urban heat

...flooding due to climate change-intensified downpours. Such extreme precipitation events quickly overwhelm outdated combined sewer outflows, bypassing sewage treatment plants, and allowing raw sewage a...

28 Sep 2026

Rooftop sprinklers turn rainwater into a tool against urban heat

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As Malaysia grapples with flood-related losses, World Bank warns of ‘rising economic cost of inaction’ on climate change

...floods so far this year, while in Sarawak, the coastal town of Bintulu recorded up to 900 millimeters of rainfall within a single day during its ‘great flood’ in February, more than double its typical...

8 May 2025

As Malaysia grapples with flood-related losses, World Bank warns of ‘rising economic cost of inaction’ on climate change

News / Water

Tidal flooding on Indian lake demands lasting solutions

...floods and intrusion of sea water into the lake. The disappearance of beaches has played havoc on the coasts resulting in kallakkadal, flash floods and intrusion of sea water into the lake. KV Thomas,...

29 Apr 2025

Tidal flooding on Indian lake demands lasting solutions

Opinion / Policy & Finance

India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities

...floods, landslides, and intensifying vector-borne diseases, creating cascading risks for already vulnerable populations, including internal migrants, daily-wage workers, and low-income rural household...

18 Dec 2025

India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities

Residents of Bulacan receive help amid typhoon

Opinion / Policy & Finance

How do we enhance climate investments into the Asean?

The Asean is not lacking in climate ambition, but it is lacking in climate finance. A total of US$422.2 billion is needed to implement its climate solutions up to 2030. However, only up to US$6 billio...

17 Aug 2026

How do we enhance climate investments into the Asean?

EY launches new Climate Resilience Centre of Excellence on 2 Oct 2026

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Climate risks push businesses to look beyond reporting compliance

...Floods in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia in late November and early December caused at least US$11 billion in losses. Heat stress cost Singapore S$1.18 billion (US$921.95 million) in lost output in ...

2 Oct 2026

Climate risks push businesses to look beyond reporting compliance

News / Carbon & Climate

Google launches Asia climate AI accelerator for startups and researchers

...flooding and disruptions to food and energy systems while simultaneously attempting to expand digital infrastructure and accelerate decarbonisation efforts. Google said environmental technologies in t...

25 May 2026

Google launches Asia climate AI accelerator for startups and researchers

Press Releases / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

UN endorses first-ever global statistical framework to measure disaster risk and impacts

The United Nations has endorsed a new global statistical framework for disaster-related statistics to help countries better understand and reduce growing disaster risks. The Global Disaster-Rel...

17 Mar 2026

UN endorses first-ever global statistical framework to measure disaster risk and impacts

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