#floods 新闻
In the midst of a record-breaking heatwave in Europe, the UK city of Exeter recently played host to the second international conference on “tipping points”.
Research on climate change in urban areas is skewed towards large, well-established cities in the Global North, according to analysis of more than 50,000 studies.
The Philippines struggles to tackle education gaps as climate risks, such as heatwaves and storms, rise.
Queer communities in the Philippines face heightened risks from climate change, with natural disasters disrupting access to HIV treatment, gender-affirming care and safe shelter. As international aid shrinks, support systems for LGBTQIA+ Filipinos grow more fragile.
#floods 观点
We must accelerate decisive action on climate change that protects health because the climate crisis is a health crisis.
The promotion of oil, coal and gas is poisoning our environment, driving climate change and slowing the clean energy transition.
We need innovative solutions to allow small island nations to manage debt and build climate resilience as global funding declines.
Long-range weather forecasts express probable outcomes, not certainties. Therefore, preparedness through real-time monitoring is essential.
#floods 视频
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.
The risks of tidal flooding are worsening across much of Britain—and that is leading to more protective barriers being put in place.
Watch this charming video of how Thai farmer Somsak Sriphumthong got rid of a destructive opium field and helped curb deforestation and downstream flooding with his organic and sustainable coffee farm.
Despite strenuous efforts by many rich governments, loss and damage due to climate change is evident everywhere; UN environment and climate bodies suggest some ways to deal with it.
#floods 播客
The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration with China on climate science. But he tells the EB Podcast that data from US agencies is still critical for calculating climate defences in Asia.
Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.
Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.
What's it like co-writing a 3,500 page report on the dangers of climate change with hundreds of scientists worldwide, over Zoom calls during a pandemic? Eco-Business speaks to authors from the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore who were in the thick of the action.
#floods 新闻发布稿
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
What can we see about climate change in macroeconomic data?
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid scorching temperatures, India turns to ideas both old and new to beat the heat
Imagine H2O Asia
Announcing Imagine H2O Asia’s 6th cohort of water entrepreneurs
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million to strengthen early warning systems for vulnerable countries
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070
