#natural disasters Berita
Creators and social platforms cash in as misinformation floods newsfeeds after Myanmar quake.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Uttarakhand faces mounting losses as extreme weather intensifies
In Uttarakhand, extreme weather events like droughts, erratic rainfall and hailstorms have severely affected farming, leading to lower crop yields, increased pests and financial distress for farmers.
Despite a warning that a lack of funds is complicating the emergency response, the Trump administration has sent scant assistance.
New technologies are helping detect earthquakes and minimise destruction, but predicting a specific tremor remains a challenge.
Karbon & Iklim
Limited climate aid leaves Sri Lankan communities vulnerable
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Powerful Asian countries will struggle to fill aid gap left by US
#natural disasters Opini
With floods, droughts and extreme weather threatening billions of people, investing in early warning systems must be a priority.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The Fed is running scared of Trump
The Federal Reserve is perhaps the most significant independent economic actor in the US. Yet it has surrendered to Trump – the Fed Board withdrew from a global network that brought together central banks to improve climate risk management.
It is imperative that adaptation measures are implemented now to safeguard against future extreme climate events.
Karbon & Iklim
Redefine the romanticised narrative of the ‘resilient Filipino’ for broader climate policy transformation
Climate change is clearly affecting the Philippines. Whether it can transform a long-held national attribute into successful climate adaptation will determine what the future holds.
Karbon & Iklim
How climate change feeds our wars
Transportasi
Put a price on shipping emissions
#natural disasters Video
Studio EB
From sponge cities to coastal forests, Asia is seeking ways to work with nature and prepare for the risks in a warmer-than-expected future. This Eco-Business video looks at what else cities need to do to strengthen climate resilience.
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.
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.
#natural disasters Podcasts
Andrew Buay, vice president for group corporate sustainability at Singtel, tells the EB Podcast that CSOs should not be precious about losing part of their job as the function evolves.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘We do not just adopt global standards, we respond to domestic challenges’: Philippine central bank exec Lyn Javier
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.
#natural disasters Rilis Pers
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
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
ChildFund Philippines
Youth participation key to addressing climate change issues: ChildFund Philippines
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Developing Asia’s 2023 growth outlook upgraded to 4.9 per cent: ADB
#natural disasters Riset
Asia Research and Engagement
Climate costs for Asia-Pacific ports
