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Tribal campaigners say they have been pressured to accept plans for a new dam to meet rising water demand in Metro Manila.

Declining job opportunities in India's coal hubs force young people to seek work in far-away cities where they struggle to find secure, well-paid employment.

Exceeding a 1.5°C rise in global temperature imperils already vulnerable Hindu Kush Himalayan region, experts say after IPCC synthesis report, as UN chief demands more from G20 countries.

The forest loss was driven by clearing for oil palm plantations by well-connected local elites, rather than smallholders, according to advocacy group Rainforest Action Network (RAN).

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This week’s United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York, the first such gathering since 1977, is a unique opportunity to discuss water security and to tackle the crisis head-on. By Ambroise Fayolle and Henk Ovink

The precarious nature of informal employment, together with often hazardous working conditions, leaves informal workers particularly vulnerable to health risks. By Christy Braham

Countries like Colombia should plan to provide for communities whose livelihoods were previously tied to fossil fuels. By David Waskow

With South Asia set to bear the brunt of global heating, we must understand the realities and nuances of climate-induced migration in the region to chart the way forward. By Nidhi Menon and Pooja Bhatia

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Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.

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