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Climate change played a key role in the 'catastrophic' 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India, a new study says.
Karbon & Cuaca
From carbon tax to fuel subsidy cuts: What’s next for Malaysia’s sustainable development agenda in 2025?
The country is expected to leverage its Asean presidency to drive cooperation in the regional carbon markets. At home, Malaysia is looking to drive down emissions through a climate bill, energy sector reform and fuel subsidy cuts.
Inventor will serve as interim executive director. Outgoing head Yeb Saño formally vacates the post on 31 January.
Polisi & Kewangan
Oxfam Asia doubles down on questioning multilateral banks’ pursuit of private climate finance
Sunil Acharya, Oxfam’s policy and campaigns coordinator for Asia, tells Eco-Business why he thinks the greater use of guarantees to mobilise financing in the private sector is problematic, especially as MDB lending is still at market rates. Globally, the charity is pushing to “decolonise the aid sector” which it says is broken.
#loss and damage Pendapat
As the world approaches COP30, the shortcomings and failings of Baku must galvanise renewed determination, say Malaysia's natural resources and environmental sustainability minister, Nik Nazmi and Dr Jemilah Mahmood of Sunway University.
Polisi & Kewangan
Harmonising loss and damage finance will be key to COP29
Developing countries like Pakistan must grasp the finance architecture for operationalising loss and damage, as it will be key at the upcoming COP.
Polisi & Kewangan
Climate impacts are crippling insurance and Big Oil must pay up
From Greek wildfires to African floods, the costs of extreme weather is making insurance unsustainable.
Karbon & Cuaca
How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.
Karbon & Cuaca
Taxing polluters is the key to climate justice
Polisi & Kewangan
Realising the potential of the climate loss and damage fund
Polisi & Kewangan
Rich countries must compensate the Global South for biodiversity loss
Karbon & Cuaca
No finance? No fossil fuel phase-out
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Polisi & Kewangan
‘Never give in to fear’: Nobel peace prize nominee and Filipino Indigenous leader Vicky Tauli Corpuz
In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
