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The damage being done to public health by global warming is rising up the political agenda - and will be a key theme at COP28.

Summit this week aims to kickstart progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set back by climate, Covid-19 and economic woes.

Touted as a shining example of India’s ingenuity, KC Valley project transports Bengaluru’s secondary treated wastewater to parched rural neighbourhoods in Kolar district.

Droughts and floods test the capacity of early warning systems and other ‘climate services’ to aid farmers – who in the meantime think up creative ways to stay afloat.

By Geetika Mishra

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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India’s vital monsoon rains can be disrupted by an El Niño which is a major concern for crop production. By Chirag Dhara and Roxy Mathew Koll

When given the chance, women are responsible stewards who use their extensive knowledge and skills to protect and restore the land in their possession. By Tarja Halonen and Hindou Oumarou

If unchecked, deep sea mining could impact fish stocks and Pacific Island communities along with it. By Jesse van der Grient

Stopping Jakarta sinking cannot happen overnight, but the city is finally taking the action needed to stop groundwater extraction. By Firdaus Ali

By Katherine Dafforn

By Ambroise Fayolle and Henk Ovink

By Aromar Revi, Joyeeta Gupta and Quentin Grafton

By Alan Nicol and Lyla Mehta

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Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.

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Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.

EB Studio Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.

child receives a drink of water in Sudan

Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?

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