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Urban heat islands can face higher temperatures than green or rural areas, increasing risk of illness and death for city residents.

Asian manufacturers are starting to green their operations but also need to make factories and employees resilient to heat and floods.

Experts link increased dengue cases to unplanned urbanisation and climate change.

Harishpur, a census town in West Bengal, experienced land subsidence in July 2020. The residents allege that it is because of open-cast mining operations that were carried out proximity to the residential area, without required permissions.

By Ayesha Tandon

By Liu Lican

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Aruna Chandrasekhar

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Concerns grow that the summit, hosted by a fossil fuel nation, may fall short for the communities worst-hit by climate devastation. By Debbie Hillier and Barbara Rosen Jacobson

Children on railway damaged by Pakistan floods 2010

Forced migration is a major cause of language extinction. Environmental disasters are driving these displacements in the very regions richest in languages. By Anouschka Foltz

As matters stand, women and girls disproportionately bear the brunt of the effects of climate change. The transition to clean power requires a transition in power. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

While the International Monetary Fund has made great strides on climate change in a short time, emerging markets and developing economies need resources to invest in resilience more urgently than ever. There are four ways the IMF can help them shift to a low-carbon pathway and finance adaptation measures before it’s too late. By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Irene Monasterolo and Rakesh Mohan

By Jie Yin and Dapeng Yu

By Mami Mizutori

By Cui Zheng

By Simon Zadek and Jayati Ghosh

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A country that is hit by 20 typhoons a year is looking to its lakes, reservoirs and dams to trial the latest solar technology.

The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.

Juice Media parody ad mocking government inaction on climate change

We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.

Researchers have invented a tiny, laser-powered bug that takes off, lands and aspires to hover wirelessly.

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

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