Climate change reducing Bangladesh’s RMG productivity
The research, titled "Global Value Chains and Climate Change Governance: Garment Producers' Futures," said excessive heat inside factories poses a major barrier to social…
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Floods, storms upended their lives in Bangladesh; work in Singapore gives them chance to rebuild
Bangladesh, home to over 175 million people, is at the epicentre of climate change and experiencing increasingly extreme weather events that are displacing millions.
Cyclone Senyar was rare for Southeast Asia – could a storm like it ever hit Singapore?
It is rare, but not impossible, for a tropical cyclone to form near the Equator. For Cyclone Senyar, it was whipped up by the northeast monsoon and a concurrent typhoon brewing…
Scientists push for sharper alerts as Vietnam faces harsher climate shocks
With more than 400 people dead or missing this year, scientists and engineers are pushing for smarter models, digital platforms and village-level alerts.
Climate crisis batters Thailand, threatening long-term economic stability
The World Bank warns that unchecked climate impacts could cost Thailand 7-14% of its GDP by 2050, threatening long-term economic stability by disrupting supply chains and…
How climate change is rewriting childhood in Pakistan
Children in low and middle-income countries, such as Pakistan, are particularly vulnerable to climate change and the disasters it triggers, due to several biological, social,…
Himalayas warming 50% faster than global average since 1950, study warns
A new study shows high-altitude regions of the Himalayas are heating nearly 50% faster than the global average since 1950 — risking glacier loss, drying, snow melt and water…
Death toll in southern Thailand floods rises to 18, number of affected families rises to over 980,000
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation says floods across nine southern provinces have killed 18 people and damaged or displaced about 980,000 households; nationwide…
Phnom Penh, other Asian cities face surge in extreme heat, warns UN climate report
Cambodia is also expected to endure more than 250 days per year above a 35°C heat index and up to 138 days above 41°C by the end of the century, placing large parts of the…
Looser coal-plant ban may threaten Indonesia President Prabowo’s renewables pledge
During a recent public consultation on revisions to Presidential Regulation No. 112/2022, the government floated additional exemptions for new coal-fired power plants, framing…