#roads News
Food & Agriculture
Jokowi’s land reform initiative hits roadblock as conflicts nearly double, report shows
Land conflicts in Indonesia have nearly doubled under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as his administration pursues an investor-first economic agenda that has sidelined local communities and the environment, a new report shows.
Parcels are being moved around by subway to reduce emissions, but for inter-city freight, low-carbon approaches are still lacking.
Transport
Life after subsidies for China’s EVs
China is still providing support for electric vehicles, but the policies are shifting from carrot to stick.
Public and private transport in Nepal is taking its first steps towards electrification, but to reach its destination the country must first navigate infrastructure and policy shortfalls.
Policy & Finance
Early 'loss and damage' funding puts communities in driver's seat
Food & Agriculture
Research highlights tenacious pastoralists of the Himalayas
#roads Opinion
More than half the city will be under 1.2 metres of flood waters by the end of this century if action is not taken now.
As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.
Policy & Finance
Isolating the resistance: How coronavirus leaves indigenous rights in Borneo at risk
Rainforest destruction continues while indigenous conservation leaders are in lockdown.
A robust, rail-centric network should remain the backbone into which other transportation modes, like autonomous shuttles, ride-sharing and scooters, can feed.
Carbon & Climate
Hotter temperatures will lead to more deaths from injury
#roads Videos
Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
Carbon & Climate
Film captures global citizens innovating for a greener tomorrow
Moving away from narratives that spell fear of climate-related catastrophes, "Tomorrow" tells stories of how ordinary people -- from Icelandic volcanoes to Indian slums -- employ innovative ways to fight the effects of climate change.
#roads Podcasts
Green Buildings
How do we build zero carbon cities?
EB Studio
[The EB Podcast] In the second episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how to build zero carbon cities in fast-growing Southeast Asia.
#roads Press Releases
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
US$200 million ADB loan to help prepare climate-resilient Philippine infrastructure projects
NDC Transport Initiative for Asia
Council for decarbonising transport in Asia reports zero-carbon goal by mid-century
