Eco-Business

The Third Pole looks at the manifestoes of Pakistan’s main political parties in the run up to national elections to see what they promise on green growth, renewables, climate adaptation and mitigation.

Donors are lagging as wars and climate change push global aid needs to record highs, with vulnerable groups hit by the cash crisis.

A farmer protesting in the city of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.

An alarming rise in the number of farmers taking their own lives has coincided with an increase in extreme weather events affecting crops in India. But the reasons for the tragic rise in suicides are complex.

As pressure builds on the world's third largest emitter to decarbonise, could smaller pumped hydro and storage projects be a safer bet than large hydroelectric dams?

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By Abu Siddique

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By Nidhi Jamwal

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What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia's agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse? By Gabriela Fernando and Samanthi Gunawardana

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

Climate change is expected to displace tens of millions of people by mid-century, especially in the Global South. By enhancing international cooperation, we could improve the lives and livelihoods of the displaced and develop sustainable solutions that enable affected communities to rebuild. By Sameh Shoukry and Amy E. Pope

Fisherman work the Bhavani river in Tamil Nadhu.

By intervening in meaningful ways to tackle India's water crisis, businesses would not just mitigate operational and supply chain risk for themselves but have a wider basin-level influence. By Rashmi Kulranjan

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Scientists in the Global South are studying how solar geoengineering could affect their communities. One team in Pakistan is focusing on malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that affects millions in tropical and sub-tropical countries yearly.

EB Studio The built environment's sprawling carbon footprint can be reined in by giving old buildings a 'climate makeover' as cities grow. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to Vinod Jethani about the benefits and challenges of retrofitting old buildings.

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