Indigenous Women in Environmental Destruction Circles in Indonesia
Indigenous women have a key role in preserving traditional knowledge and environmental stewardship by advocating for customary practices to adapt to climate change. Sadly, they lack essential support and protection.... Read more
Climate Change
Health-Environment Nexus: How to support our health and environment simultaneously
Integrated plans and policies are critical in managing the health-environment nexus in Asia and the Pacific.... Read more
Climate Change Brings More Frequent Flash Droughts
A study by Xing Yuan et al. discovered that climate change contributes to the increasing frequency of flash droughts happening across the globe.... Read more
IPCC Final Report: Rapid, Deep, Sustained Actions Needed to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts
As the Earth gets warmer, climate change impacts get more obvious and dangerous. A final IPCC report offers key insights on the current state of climate change, where we’re heading, and what we can do now.... Read more
Accelerating Gender-Responsive Financial Instruments in Indonesia
Achieving gender equality is still a work in progress in Indonesia. Recently, Innovative Financing Lab under UNDP launched four reports exploring topics surrounding gender-responsive financial instruments for crisis resiliency. ... Read more
Envisioning a Net Zero ASEAN with SEADS 2023
Asian Development Bank’s Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) 2023 examined how the ASEAN region can harness innovative and cost-effective measures to support decarbonization and revitalize economies. ... Read more
Sindh Rehabilitation Project: Rebuilding Lives and Strengthening Disaster Response
The World Bank approved funds for the Sindh Rehabilitation Project to rebuild the province from the devastating aftermath of the Pakistan floods.... Read more
Land Gap Report: Are our existing lands enough to address climate change?
The Land Gap Report found a gap between the total land envisioned for carbon removal and realistic land availability and capabilities. ... Read more
Secretary-General Reveals the UN’s Priorities for 2023
In his briefing for the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the UN’s priorities for 2023, ranging from peacebuilding to gender equality.... Read more
Inside Experian’s Sustainability Journey: An Interview with Chief Sustainability Officer Abigail Lovell
It's important for all of your stakeholders to know that you have an ESG strategy, an investment plan, and most of all examples of how your company is contributing to sustainability around the globe. They need to know that it’s not just window dressing and it is something that employees can be very proud of, get creative with, and be engaged in.... Read more