#housing News
Recalling the 2022 floods, Pakistani minister said that quick and efficient disbursement is key for climate funds to work.
Carbon & Climate
Asia’s growth-stage cleantech and climate startups court patient capital to scale impact
Environmental innovation competition The Earthshot Prize recently unveiled this year’s shortlist. Eco-Business quizzes three finalists about Asia's funding environment and the barriers they face in scaling their ideas.
Extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall, flooding and heatwaves, have been described as the 'new normal' for China.
Carbon & Climate
The consequences of Israel’s invasion of Gaza: environmental and humanitarian devastation
A small community of Palestinian and Filipino-Palestinian refugees in Quezon City known as 'Little Gaza' highlights the severe costs of the ongoing Gaza conflict, both humanitarian and environmental.
Policy & Finance
Why is the world's humanitarian aid gap getting bigger?
Policy & Finance
Climate and health: How to build on COP28 progress?
#housing Opinion
AI and 3D printing can help create homes that are not only affordable and quickly built, but also potentially retrofitted to improve existing structures.
Unhappiness among villagers in Rempang, close to Batam island, has led to riots in Batam City and threatens existing and future foreign investment.
Carbon & Climate
We can stop disaster risk spiralling out of control
Greater efforts to limit death and destruction from disasters will help us protect development progress and adapt to climate change.
A recent study shows that about 56 percent of the metropolitan area in the Indian city is built-up. It is now vital for Kolkata’s 15 million residents that planning for future growth takes into account the threat of climate change.
Policy & Finance
Stopping Cambodia’s reckless urban development
#housing Videos
The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
Carbon & Climate
Want to save the planet? Move to Wales
What can you do to help quell the devastating impacts of climate change? Start life on a greener path in the countryside.
Mongolia's punishing winters see temperatures falling to 30 degrees below zero, making home insulation a must-have. Here's how an EU-funded initiative is providing an alternative to imported and unsustainable materials that Mongolians use today.
From electric cars to long-lasting storage batteries to solar roof tiles, Tesla's Elon Musk is moving towards realising his dream of selling a fossil fuel-free lifestyle to consumers.
#housing Podcasts
Green Buildings
How do we build zero carbon cities?
EB Studio
[The EB Podcast] In the second episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how to build zero carbon cities in fast-growing Southeast Asia.
#housing Press Releases
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum underscores need for collaborative action to ensure crisis resilient urban futures
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
India’s G20 presidency: an opportunity to steer world toward inclusive, sustainable growth
