A blistering, record-breaking heatwave is sweeping across Asia, shattering temperature records and pushing power grids to the brink – energy demand has shot skyward, leaving millions vulnerable to severe heat-related …
Asia faces a widening climate‑health emergency that goes beyond extreme heat: rising humidity, worsening air pollution and surging disease outbreaks are stretching public-health systems and exposing stark gaps in policy …
Blistering heat is quickly emerging as the Asia‑Pacific’s next major economic threat, sapping productivity, overloading infrastructure and slowing growth. A new World Economic Forum report warns that climate resilience is …
Southeast Asia’s protected forests lock away huge carbon reserves, but weak enforcement, chronic funding gaps and mounting development pressures are eroding their climate benefits, a new analysis warns
The RSIS commentary “CO26194 | El Niño, Heat and Haze” sounds the alarm: intensifying climate extremes across Southeast Asia are jeopardizing public health, overwhelming fragile healthcare systems, and making immediate, …
At the close of the 27th APN Inter-Governmental and Scientific Planning Group Meetings, participants pledged renewed, concrete actions to accelerate climate-research collaboration, boost funding for regional projects, and forge stronger, …
Facing relentless heatwaves, the World Meteorological Organization has launched bold new initiatives across South Asia – overhauling early warning systems, widening data-sharing networks, and empowering communities with grassroots resilience programs
Southeast Asia is facing a mounting climate emergency: rising seas and collapsing fisheries are battering coastal communities and economies. The crisis has spurred urgent calls for bold, ocean-focused investments – …
Food Tank experts reveal how combining climate data with targeted adaptation strategies can strengthen food security, boost resilience, and advance equitable development in South Asia’s most vulnerable communities
A new study in Scientific Reports uncovers a troubling blind spot: Central Asia’s climate adaptation policies largely ignore mental health impacts, leaving trauma unaddressed and undermining the region’s resilience to …
Backed by The Rockefeller Foundation, Indian, regional, and global partners are launching bold, coordinated initiatives to tackle rapidly intensifying extreme-heat threats and protect South Asia’s most vulnerable communities
A new United Nations University report sounds a stark warning: in South and Southeast Asia, the next climate-action frontier is urgent-building resilient, transformative health systems that can withstand rising climate …
Climate scientist Ben Horton warns that America’s ongoing attacks on climate science risk undermining global efforts, potentially weakening Asia’s capacity to adapt to escalating climate impacts, Eco-Business reports.