Climate shocks can disrupt services that millions of vulnerable people rely on, yet care is largely absent from adaptation plans and national funding estimates. Investing in climate-resilient care can prevent cascading health and economic crises while creating jobs and easing pressure on public budgets. By Caren Grown and Kendall Trelegan

Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have exposed the human and economic cost of a warming region, reviving demand for climate justice. By Som Niroula

A sobering new report from the United Nations Environment Programme warns that even if governments deliver on all their existing climate pledges, warming could reach 1.8°C later this century. That means humanity must pivot from simply containing global warming to finding ways to reverse it. By Nicholas Stern

The return of smoke haze underscores a sobering reality: while Asean has policies designed to combat it, the problem continues to occur. By Melinda Martinus