Majida Begum squats in the mud where her kitchen used to be, scaling fish with a dull blade. Seasonal floods are a part of life on the riverbank where Begum lives in northern Bangladesh. Each spring, …
Climate Change
US details US$6 billion in pledges for climate, ocean investments
THE US State Department on Friday (Mar 3) gave details on US$6 billion in funding commitments around the world to protect oceans and fight climate change. The amount was first announced Thursday by Wa…
Japan pledges financial support to help ASEAN’s decarbonisation
Japan’s government pledged financial and technological support to help ASEAN countries accelerate their efforts to decarbonise their economies and combat global climate change, its industry minister s…
ASEAN’s Agricultural Climate Resilience: Is Strengthening Domestic Production Enough?
To achieve global food security, there is a need not only to increase domestic production, but also to adapt to the climatic impacts on agriculture. This is particularly pertinent in Southeast Asia. I…
Saving South Asian farming communities from climate change: Learnings from a project
Climate change impacts on agriculture can have significant social, economic and political consequences, particularly in developing countries such as Nepal that rely heavily on agriculture for their li…
Baker Hughes To Supply CO2 Equipment For Carbon Capture Project In Malaysia
Carbon capture development in Asia is increasing speed as recent news suggests. Baker Hughes was awarded a contract to supply CO2 compression equipment for a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CC…
G7 nations to provide Vietnam with $15.5 bln to cut coal use
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations will provide $15.5 billion to help Vietnam transition away from coal, the British foreign office said on Wednesday. The deal, previously reported by Reut…
Can Southeast Asia Seize Global Opportunities in Sustainability?
Climate change threats loom across the world, and Southeast Asia is in a favorable position to benefit from a windfall of sustainable investment opportunities if their plans take flight. At first look…
Integrating Climate Change into Nepal’s Development Strategy Key to Build Resilience
TheWorld Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Report for Nepal underscores the urgency of building resilience to climate change and recommends policies and investments for integrated climate a…
Southeast Asia at Energy-Climate Crossroads
Southeast Asia is at the crossroads of choosing between a climate agenda hostile to fossil fuels and the energy security its population desperately needs. Central to the question is the use of coal. T…