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Opinion / #disaster relief

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Carbon & Climate

Even ‘weak’ cyclones are being turned into deadly rainmakers by fast-warming oceans

Despite accurate forecasts, weak cyclones in South Asia triggered deadly floods – highlighting how warmer oceans are amplifying rainfall and reshaping cyclone risks in a warming climate.
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Policy & Finance

Climate resilience is a strategic investment

Current macroeconomic frameworks rightly treat climate shocks as threats to fiscal stability, but do not recognise the economic benefits of investing in measures that mitigate their effects.
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Cities

Sea level rise a clear threat to Malaysia

It is imperative that adaptation measures are implemented now to safeguard against future extreme climate events.
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Carbon & Climate

Redefine the romanticised narrative of the ‘resilient Filipino’ for broader climate policy transformation

Climate change is clearly affecting the Philippines. Whether it can transform a long-held national attribute into successful climate adaptation will determine what the future holds.

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13 February 2024

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Cities

Why disability inclusion is important for climate resilience

2 February 2024

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Policy & Finance

Realising the potential of the climate loss and damage fund

16 May 2023

Pakistan_Extreme_Flood

Carbon & Climate

We can stop disaster risk spiralling out of control

10 May 2023

Flood_Aftermath_Pakistan

Policy & Finance

We need creative solutions to the sovereign debt and climate crises

16 February 2023

Climate_Risk_China

Carbon & Climate

How to prevent humanitarian crises

31 October 2022

A car floats down a flood torrent in New South Wales, Australia

Policy & Finance

Floods are natural, but human decisions make disasters. We need to reflect on the endless cycles of blame

26 October 2022

Men chopping up fallen logs

Carbon & Climate

There are no ‘natural disasters’

7 June 2022

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Carbon & Climate

Surviving a future of extreme heat

5 April 2022

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Cities

The infrastructure of recovery

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