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Nearly half of Indonesia’s peatlands are vulnerable to flooding due to degradation from exploitation, with 6 million hectares (15 million acres) – twice the size of Belgium – highly at risk.
Food & Agriculture
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.
Carbon & Climate
How do mangroves protect coastal communities from extreme weather?
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.
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