Eco-Business

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.

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Facing climate and human threats, mangroves protect communities from storms, erosion and flooding.

The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand have named extreme weather as their top concern, putting it ahead of issues like unemployment and economic recession, a study by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute finds.

New technologies are helping detect earthquakes and minimise destruction, but predicting a specific tremor remains a challenge.

Oleh Shalinee Kumari

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Gabrielle See

Oleh Sahana David Menon

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Even though the global economy depends on a stable climate and reliable ecosystem services, businesses and financial institutions are not required or incentivised to invest in nature. Central banks and supervisors could change that trajectory simply by fulfilling their financial-stability mandate. Oleh Julie McCarthy

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Public development banks must spearhead a systemic overhaul of global finance to ensure climate funding reaches the most vulnerable and accelerates the green transition. Oleh Serge Ekué dan Javier Díaz Fajardo

With floods, droughts and extreme weather threatening billions of people, investing in early warning systems must be a priority. Oleh Dr Guyo M Roba

It is imperative that adaptation measures are implemented now to safeguard against future extreme climate events. Oleh Dr Raksha Pandya-Wood dan Dr Azliyana Azhari

Oleh Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Oleh Veronica Gregorio

Oleh Ian Duff

Oleh Woochong Um

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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.

A child in Leyte Philippines, aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan

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.

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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.

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