Four climate lawsuits to keep track of in 2018
Climate change cases numbered nearly 900 in 24 nations as of March.
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From Fijian child to Kenyan ‘evangelist’: Five climate heroes of 2017
Climate threats gathers pace globally.
BHP to exit global coal body over climate change policy
World’s biggest miner would leave the World Coal Association refusing climate change.
Trump to lay out ‘America First’ strategy
The new document affirms that America’s economic security is “national security”,
Investors turn against fossil fuels in Paris
Major investors vows to stop fossil fuels and shift to green energy.
New Zealand considers visa for climate ‘refugees’
In the low-lying and vulnerable Pacific islands, the number of people moving within their own nations to flee worsening storms, sea level rise and other climate-related crises is still relatively small.
Dimming Sun’s rays for planet will affect storms
Depending on the hemisphere in which such aerosols are released, hurricanes in the North Atlantic would become weaker or stronger, they reported in Nature Communications.
Pacific climate migration muddied by legal confusion
A new study looks at how regional hybrid legal systems of traditional and modern law, as well as cultural norms, need to harmonise in the Pacific Islands in order to prevent emergencies in the future.
2017 on track to be hottest
2017 is on track to be the hottest year on record except for two warmed by El Nino, says the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation.
US companies act on climate despite Trump
US companies are still among the most ambitious in combating global warming.
Xi lays out vision for ‘new era’
Xi Jinping has a confident vision for a strong nation and its role in the world, stressing the importance of wiping out corruption.
ADB continues to support disaster management
The Asian Development Bank supports Cambodia in improving disaster preparedness.
Drainage blamed for city flooding chaos
Phnom Penh’s Public Works Department has explained recent widespread flooding.
After malaria, it’s now Zika and dengue
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads debilitating and potentially deadly viruses, from Zika and dengue to chikungunya, thrives in warmer climates than its malaria-carrying cousin.
After Harvey, now come the lawsuits
After disasters in the United States like Hurricane Harvey, lawyers get busy with lawsuits seeking to apportion blame and claim damages.
World’s highest village runs dry
With a backdrop of the snow-capped Himalayas stretched out across a vibrant blue sky, it is hard to dispute the sign as you enter Komik that declares it to be the world’s highest village with a road.
Quest to provide safe water in villages
Climate change contributes to the problem of water scarcity and villagers often have no choice but to drink unsafe water.
Repeat droughts may cause permanent forest damage
With climate change expected to bring more frequent and intense droughts, the implications for areas that do not have time to bounce back fully could be severe.
Iceland watches its history seep away
Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon in southeast Iceland is one of the country’s top attractions. It is also a vivid warning of the glacier’s predicted disappearance.
Preventing the perfect storm
To understand climate change induced-disaster risk, you need the effective deployment of climate and weather monitoring technologies.
Much of South Asia could be too hot to live in by 2100
Climate change could make much of South Asia too hot for human survival.
Mongolians dream of city life
The “ger” districts’ crowded residential clusters and smoggy grey air are a far cry from the sprawling grasslands that Jamiynsurengiin Olzod, a 35-year-old seamstress, once called home.
Asia-Pacific’s existential threat
“Countries in Asia and the Pacific are at highest risk of plummeting into poverty – and disaster – if mitigation and adaptation are not quickly implemented,” said Bambang Susantono.
Asia facing disaster from climate change
The region’s future growth and security – as well as the welfare of hundreds of millions of people – are at stake, a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
In power-short Pakistan, switch to solar power hit by rumours
Buying solar panels to create power at home might seem an obvious way to bridge the gap. But although the panels have been available since 2014 in Aslam’s town of Larkana, the 35-year-old waited two years before installing one.
Students vow to combat climate change
For people living in rural areas, droughts, floods and other natural disasters are a constant threat. But many don’t realize that in recent times these things are the result of climate change.
G20 pushes for climate risk disclosure
The G20 has developed a voluntary framework for companies to disclose the financial impact of climate-related risks and opportunities.
