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Six out of 11 cities which endured heat strongly influenced by climate change for 30 days or more from last December to February 2025 were in Asia, including in Tamil Nadu, Manila and Jakarta, according to data from nonprofit Climate Central.
Food & Agriculture
India’s farm insurance proves costly for most vulnerable
As climate change ravages India's crops, world's largest government insurance scheme leaves vulnerable farmers exposed.
On the first World Glacier Day, experts urge Asia's businesses and policymakers to act this decade to slow glacier loss and ice melt, which remains “out of sight, out of mind” despite the region's extreme vulnerability to rising sea levels.
Carbon & Climate
Limited climate aid leaves Sri Lankan communities vulnerable
Despite being highly vulnerable to climate risk, Sri Lanka is slow to tap into climate funding due to a range of issues including inadequate data systems, institutional weaknesses and limited capacity to design and implement viable projects.
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Carbon & Climate
China’s trees are feeling the heat
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Carbon & Climate
Exiled by climate, Bangladeshi migrants risk abuse in Gulf
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Carbon & Climate
Just 17% of world’s peatlands are protected, new study warns
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Policy & Finance
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