The Lao Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have reviewed the Strengthening Agro-climatic Monitoring and Information Systems (SAMIS) project, …
Climate Change
Bangladesh: Climate-smart investment potential stands at $172b: IFC
Climate-smart investment potential of Bangladesh will be about $172 billion between 2018 and 2030, according to an estimate of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The investment will be mainl…
7 smart innovations from Southeast Asia to speed up the energy transition
Southeast Asia is a region that is developing rapidly at an unfortunate period in human history. As the climate change clock ticks, the region of 641 million people must chart a developmental path tha…
Malaysia to Require Banks to Report Exposure to Climate Risks
Malaysia’s central bank governor said financial institutions will be required to report their exposure to climate risks and the information it gathers could be used to set regulatory standards i…
From trash to treasure: circular economy brings hope
Trần Thị Bình, 60, who lives in Hà Nội, has no idea about the circular economy but now brings her canvas bag shopping instead of taking plastic bags from the supermarket. Vũ Lan Anh, 35, from HCM City…
Asian renewable investment to overtake upstream oil and gas spending in 2020 – Rystad
Renewable energy investment in the Asia-Pacific region will overtake spending on oil and gas exploration by 2020, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Monday. Total capital expenditure in renewables will…
Universiti Malaysia Perlis and National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan establish Innovation Centre for Clean Water and Sustainable Energy (WISE)
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Taiwan recently co-officiated at a ceremony in UniMAP to launch the “Innovatio…
ADB vows to boost climate investments
With some countries in the Asia Pacific region facing extreme weather events caused by climate change, Asia Development Bank (ADB) has planned to increase its climate investments from this year on, ac…
Taking the fight to climate change
For Singapore, integrating its climate change efforts and aligning them with international standards will be key to achieving several targets in the years to come. Noting that urbanisation and consume…