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Extreme weather is intensifying – is Asia ready?
Asia Pacific nations face mounting climate costs as the world crosses the 1.5°C threshold, with extreme weather driving inflation, disaster risks and a US$815 billion annual financing gap for adaptation and resilience.
Polisi & Kewangan
Multilateralism is the ‘only viable platform’ for climate action: Philippines environment chief
The Philippines, as loss and damage fund board host, remains committed to the process of collective negotiation, says Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, at the board's first meeting hosted in Manila, while adding that a "bottom-up" approach can be taken for how the fund is administered.
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Democratic backsliding hindering climate resilience of Asian cities: UNDP governance advisor
The financing gap for infrastructure projects might have come under the spotlight recently, but experts at the Cities: Possibilities 2024 forum say the key barriers to building better cities are not money or the lack of technical solutions, but political cycles that reward short-termism.
Recent attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province have cast a spotlight on the challenges facing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Despite mounting security concerns and shifting project dynamics, both countries remain committed to the project.
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New UN database to help countries tap climate 'loss and damage' fund
24 January 2024
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The secret to a successful energy transition? Put people first
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Polisi & Kewangan
Conflict-hit countries left to face climate change alone
19 October 2023
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Can pre-disaster cash and aid help fix climate 'loss and damage'?
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Berita / Tenaga
Funding is not a barrier for Indonesia’s clean energy transition – it’s project viability: JETP official
Indonesia's state electricity firm has slowed renewables roll-out, says the deputy head of the country's Just Energy Transition … -
Berita / Tenaga
Indonesia’s first early coal retirement raises concerns over labour rights and environmental damage compensation
Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, recently announced the government's commitment to the early retirement … -
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Global instability causing ‘shakeout’ in corporate sustainability
The chief investment officer for AIA says there is "no U-turn" among corporates invested for the long term, … -
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
New dams cast doubt on Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects
Three new irrigation dams have been approved in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, overlapping with two carbon credit projects. The … -
Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan
A critical year for finance could shape fairer, more sustainable mining
Five looming decisions in the development finance world could help to mitigate environmental and social risks of transition … -
Pendapat / Tenaga
India’s energy transition needs focus on inclusion, accessibility
Energy transition research addressing the range of equity concerns across India’s socioeconomic groups and regions is rare. This …
