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A survey in southern China’s Pearl River Delta, a region prone to flooding and storm surges, provides insights into climate adaptation strategies.

Growers of jasmine flowers in lowland areas of Indonesia’s Central Java province are vulnerable to coastal erosion and rising sea levels.

In an effort to turn a risk into a gain, Nepal aims to drain burgeoning glacial lakes and could produce hydropower from the flow.

Last year was the warmest since records began in the mid-1800s – and likely for many thousands of years before.

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Not all Antarctic sea ice is the same. And the finer details are what scientists need to know more about to understand its impact on the climate system. By Alexander Fraser, Takenobu Toyota

Keeping the planet within ‘safe’ warming limits will require dealing with other planetary boundaries being crossed. By Johan Rockström

During the pandemic, 11 of 16 Small Island Developing States got a downgrade or negative credit outlook from at least one of the big three credit rating agencies, threatening both economic development and climate adaptation efforts. By Emily Wilkinson and Kanni Wignaraja

From natural seawalls to mangroves, countries are starting to combat climate change with nature-based solutions. COP28 might drive more of these efforts. By Astra Rushton-Allan and Dr Sali Jayne Bache

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By Harjeet Singh and Liane Schalatek

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By Jie Yin and Dapeng Yu

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Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.

Exclusive In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

What's it like co-writing a 3,500 page report on the dangers of climate change with hundreds of scientists worldwide, over Zoom calls during a pandemic? Eco-Business speaks to authors from the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore who were in the thick of the action.

The billion-dollar Gardens by the Bay project is built on 101 hectares of land in Marina Bay, the heart of Singapore's Central Business District.

Climate change is causing sea levels to rise at an alarming rate, and nowhere is more at risk than archipelagic Southeast Asia. Climate scientist Professor Benjamin Horton of the Earth Observatory of Singapore tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the risks of rising waters and what can be done to address the problem.

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