Former environment minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad warned prolonged delays to Malaysia's climate change bill and carbon pricing risk undermining investor confidence, while other panellists called for climate change to be treated as a national security issue and greater investment in adaptation.
New SIIA report notes that regional cooperation on energy, AI, finance and supply chains will be critical to strengthening the bloc's economic security and preserving its relevance in a more fragmented global economy.
From Indigenous embroidery to community murals and heirloom seeds, artists and cultural workers in UNESCO Creative City Iloilo are stitching tradition into climate resilience.
New research links rising heat stress to growing health risks worldwide, highlighting the need for stronger heat action plans and early warning systems.