The following is Betty Wang's op-ed in 9Dashline. Betty is a Senior Program Officer of Climate at the Asia Society Policy Institute. Once a year, the COP negotiations put a spotlight on the climate ...

As climate risks intensify, Asia is investing in climate-resilient infrastructure using innovative financing methods. Countries like Indonesia and Malaysia are at the forefront, employing green sukuk ...

The Asian region is warming faster than the global average, making it comparatively vulnerable to the effects of climate change. At the same time, Asia remains a disproportionate contributor to global ...

GENEVA, April 23 (Reuters) - Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the ...

Asia has to cope with more disasters than any other part of the world, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Asia has to cope with more disasters than any other part of the world, ...

ALMATY, 27 May 2024 – Delegations from across the countries of Central Asia and international experts are convening in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to discuss pressing issues around sustainable water and land ...

Here’s what medical experts say could be behind the recent rise of influenza cases in Japan, India, Singapore, Thailand, and ...

Hundreds of people died across Asia in recent weeks as the region sweltered under blistering temperatures. And a new study determined a leading factor in how it all happened. Elsewhere in the country, ...

Asian countries’ financing needs to cope with climate change ranging from $102 billion to $431 billion a year—far exceeding the $34 billion committed in 2021-2022. Countries in Asia will suffer worse ...

A deadly heat wave in Gaza in April, which saw punishing temperatures worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis, was made hotter and more likely by the human-caused climate crisis, according to an ...

People wade through a flooded street in Manila on July 2021, 2025, after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines. In recent weeks, there have been viral images from the ...