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Environmental Issues In Indonesia: A Growing Concern
Indonesia's mix of geographic location, large population and historically poor government environmental oversight have caused significant issues to grow over the last several decades. Now,...
Air Pollution in India: Devastating Health Effects
India may be turning a corner towards improving its air pollution levels, despite the country being far from claiming victory over its deadly smog.
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Working in the Heat: A Public Health Crisis for Outdoor Workers
Rising temperatures and worsening air quality are putting millions of outdoor workers across Asia at serious health risk, yet their struggles remain largely unrecognised and...
How Is Climate Change Affecting Asia: WMO’s State of Climate Change 2024 Report
Asia experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, with escalating extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and devastating floods and droughts threatening millions. Despite...
The Challenges of Myanmar Ocean and Coastal Communities – Podcast
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Welcome to Attributions! In this episode, we speak with Ma Thandar Ko Gyi — a diver and marine conservationist — about the...
Debt Relief as a Climate Solution?
Debt burdens in low- and middle-income nations are deepening the climate crisis, as many are forced to borrow to recover from climate-related disasters while facing...
Extreme Weather
How Is Climate Change Affecting Asia: WMO’s State of Climate Change 2024 Report
Asia experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, with escalating extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and devastating floods and droughts threatening millions. Despite...
Scientists: Climate Change Added 30 Extra Days of Extreme Heat For 4 Billion People
Researchers are clear—without sweeping reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and an urgent fossil fuel phaseout, temperatures will continue to rise, increasing the severity and frequency...
The 2025 Heatwave in Southeast Asia: A Window Into the Future
With every passing year, the problem of extreme heat is growing more severe. While heatwaves intensify, arrive earlier and last longer, demographic, economic and urbanisation...
Economics
Climate Change Is Threatening Rice Production in India
Climate change is severely threatening India’s rice production, a critical source of food security and livelihoods for nearly a billion people. Rising temperatures, unpredictable weather...
What Is Ecotourism? A Climate-smart Travel Revolution
Ecotourism aligns tourism and sustainability. With tourism accounting for over 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions yet playing a driving role in the economies of...
Deforestation in Indonesia: Causes, Effects and The Future
Deforestation in Indonesia represents one of the country's most significant environmental challenges. While the government has significantly slowed deforestation since the mid-2010s, it remains unsustainable....
Nature
The World Has a Plastic Pollution Problem —And It’s Getting Worse
Plastic pollution is a global emergency with costly health, social, environmental and climate implications. While scientists expect it to worsen in the upcoming years, a handful...
Restoring and Preserving Nature as an Economic Opportunity
Research reveals that preserving and restoring nature not only helps ensure a liveable future and brings societal benefits but also opens up huge economic opportunities....
Arctic Sea Ice is Melting: Impacts on Asia and Possible Solutions
Arctic ice is melting at an unprecedented rate, threatening to cause a chain of devastating feedback loops. While solutions to address the problem exist, they...
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Benefits of Ecotourism: A Path to Sustainable Climate Action
Ecotourism transforms travel into a climate-smart engine for conservation and community prosperity. However, its promise holds only when rigorous standards are in place to curb...
Top 10 Ecotourism Destinations Around the World
As ecotourism gains popularity, it is essential to look at successful examples of regions that balance conservation and economic growth. These destinations provide a blueprint...
How Climate Change is Impacting Corn in the Philippines
Climate change is severely impacting corn crops in the Philippines, with extreme weather, rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns threatening yields and farmers' livelihoods. Studies...
The 46th ASEAN Summit 2025 Ends With Pledges For Climate Action and Plans for More Fossil Fuels
The 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur concluded with numerous positives for regional cooperation and strengthened connections with China and other developed Asian nations. However,...