3. Good health and well-being
Many more people today are living healthier lives than in the past decade. Nevertheless, people are still suffering needlessly from preventable diseases, and too many are dying prematurely. Overcoming disease and ill health will require concerted and sustained efforts, focusing on population groups and regions that have been neglected.
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Carbon & Climate
Better call Saul: Can climate lawsuits slow global warming?
A Peruvian farmer's lawsuit against German firm is part of mounting legal challenges against energy giants over climate change.
Bhavreen Kandhari is the co-founder of a network of Indian mothers demanding clean air for their children.
Food & Agriculture
Switching wildlife for livestock fosters harmful pests
Livestock grazing disrupts spider populations, potentially increasing disease risk from ticks and mites while degrading vegetation essential for grazing animals.
Policy & Finance
Why calls for Asean to appoint its first female secretary-general are getting louder
Its charter says gender equality should be considered when filling the top post, but so far Asean’s 15 sec-gens have all been men. On International Women's Day, Eco-Business spoke to Asean watchers drumming up support for Indonesia to widen its search when fielding the next sec-gen.
Policy & Finance
Philippines' LGBTQ+ groups seek options to US aid
Policy & Finance
US aid freeze derails LGBTQ+ rights work in Pacific Islands
Opinion
Policy & Finance
Trump’s withdrawal from WHO will not make America great again
Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the World Health Organisation will serve to propel China.
Carbon & Climate
Early warning systems save lives but more funding is critical
With floods, droughts and extreme weather threatening billions of people, investing in early warning systems must be a priority.
Metro Manila’s road congestion woes can be solved. But they have been hampered by slow implementation and weak political will.
Plastic-contaminated soils affect food security, water quality and ecosystems, making soil health a critical global issue.
Policy & Finance
Did COP29 fail women?
Videos
Corporate Responsibility
Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia’s biggest healthy-eating chain
As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag.
Corporate Responsibility
Meet the families working in Indonesia’s palm oil industry
EB Studio
What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?
Food & Agriculture
For Southeast Asia’s migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.
Corporate Responsibility
Dodging falling fruit and venomous snakes: A day in the life of an oil palm harvester
EB Studio
Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?
Podcasts
UN climate report authors need to commit to the integrity of assessment processes while working with governments with differing interests. Dr Theresa Wong tells the Eco-Business podcast why the stakes are high to get climate science right.
EB Studio
Already a serious issue facing Asia Pacific, water security will continue to worsen in lockstep with climate change in the region. This is what Xylem is trying to solve through its mission and corporate purpose, Chong Hin Koh tells the Eco-Business podcast.
Policy & Finance
The race to insure Southeast Asia against climate risk
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.
Food & Agriculture
Looking past the label: the nutritionists’ guide to plant-based milk
EB Studio
Plant-based milks have grown in popularity in recent years, driven by a combination of health, environmental and practical concerns. Nutritionists on the Eco-Business podcast, produced in association with Kerry, weigh the pros and cons of non-dairy milk.
