https://www.eco-business.com/category/water/Asia Pacific news, jobs, events for the cleantech & green enCopyright (c) 2016, Eco-BusinessWed, 07 Feb 2024 02:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-is-climate-change-spreading-neglected-tropical-diseases/Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya are moving into new areas as temperatures rise, hitting efforts to combat them.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-is-climate-change-spreading-neglected-tropical-diseases/https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-how-green-are-pakistans-political-manifestoes/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.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-how-green-are-pakistans-political-manifestoes/https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-to-help-chinese-communities-adapt-to-climate-change-listen-to-them/A survey in southern China’s Pearl River Delta, a region prone to flooding and storm surges, provides insights into climate adaptation strategies.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-to-help-chinese-communities-adapt-to-climate-change-listen-to-them/https://www.eco-business.com/news/no-ambition-youth-bemoan-green-pledges-ahead-of-indonesia-poll/Ahead of presidential elections in Indonesia, environmentalists say the candidates have failed to outline clear green policies.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/no-ambition-youth-bemoan-green-pledges-ahead-of-indonesia-poll/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-hydropower-ambition-dampened-by-protests-cost-overruns-and-accidents/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?Thu, 01 Feb 2024 03:11:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-hydropower-ambition-dampened-by-protests-cost-overruns-and-accidents/https://www.eco-business.com/news/javas-eroding-shoreline-and-surging-tides-overwhelm-jasmine-flower-industry/Growers of jasmine flowers in lowland areas of Indonesia’s Central Java province are vulnerable to coastal erosion and rising sea levels.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/javas-eroding-shoreline-and-surging-tides-overwhelm-jasmine-flower-industry/https://www.eco-business.com/news/recycled-plastic-at-virgin-prices-asian-recyclers-say-market-volatility-making-it-hard-to-meet-brands-demands/Consumer brands have gone cold on recycled plastic – now priced higher than virgin – and look likely to miss their recycling targets. Recyclers in Asia are suffering as a result, particularly vulnerable waste pickers.Tue, 30 Jan 2024 05:32:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/recycled-plastic-at-virgin-prices-asian-recyclers-say-market-volatility-making-it-hard-to-meet-brands-demands/https://www.eco-business.com/news/maluku-farmers-struggle-with-el-nino-induced-drought-amid-soaring-rice-prices-in-indonesia/Rice prices surged across Indonesia during the second half of 2023 as the effects of El Niño led to widespread crop failures.Tue, 30 Jan 2024 02:40:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/maluku-farmers-struggle-with-el-nino-induced-drought-amid-soaring-rice-prices-in-indonesia/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/rich-countries-must-compensate-the-global-south-for-biodiversity-loss/Wealthy nations’ overconsumption is destroying nature, but is often not accounted for by ‘loss and damage’.Mon, 29 Jan 2024 04:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/rich-countries-must-compensate-the-global-south-for-biodiversity-loss/https://www.eco-business.com/news/rising-global-shark-mortality-rates-persist-despite-bans-on-finning-reveals-study/A new study finds that shark mortality increased by 4 per cent in coastal fisheries and decreased by 7 per cent in pelagic fisheries, between 2012 and 2019, despite legislation to ban shark finning increasing tenfold over this period.Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:04:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/rising-global-shark-mortality-rates-persist-despite-bans-on-finning-reveals-study/https://www.eco-business.com/news/nepal-explores-tapping-flood-risk-glacial-lakes-for-clean-power/In an effort to turn a risk into a gain, Nepal aims to drain burgeoning glacial lakes and could produce hydropower from the flow.Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:02:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/nepal-explores-tapping-flood-risk-glacial-lakes-for-clean-power/https://www.eco-business.com/news/explainer-what-warming-oceans-mean-for-our-planet/Man-made climate change is causing the oceans to heat up, which is altering the chemistry of a resource that covers 70 per cent of the planet and affecting the physiology of marine organisms.Fri, 19 Jan 2024 05:04:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/explainer-what-warming-oceans-mean-for-our-planet/https://www.eco-business.com/news/scientists-say-worse-to-come-as-himalayan-snow-ceases/Himalayan ecologies and economies are heavily reliant on winter snowfall, but the necessary weather patterns – western disturbances in particular – are decreasing in frequency and intensity.Fri, 19 Jan 2024 01:45:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/scientists-say-worse-to-come-as-himalayan-snow-ceases/https://www.eco-business.com/news/kashmirs-snow-shortage-leaves-ski-resort-facing-bleak-winter/As snowfall decreases due to climate change and El Niño, workers in India's winter tourism industry in Gulmarg count the cost.Thu, 18 Jan 2024 02:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/kashmirs-snow-shortage-leaves-ski-resort-facing-bleak-winter/https://www.eco-business.com/news/research-centre-for-urbanisation-in-southeast-asia-launches-in-singapore/Urban Institute's work will look beyond hard infrastructure to consider socio-cultural issues surrounding city living, such as inequality and the consequences of growth. Launched by SMU, it will be helmed by geographer Orlando Woods.Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:47:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/research-centre-for-urbanisation-in-southeast-asia-launches-in-singapore/https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-nature-and-biodiversity-find-justice-in-asias-courts/Globally, a movement to endow natural ecosystems with legal rights is growing. Observers say Asia’s judges might be more culturally disposed to rule in favour of nature, but they need to be equipped with knowledge on the latest trends.Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:11:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-nature-and-biodiversity-find-justice-in-asias-courts/https://www.eco-business.com/news/ai-satellite-data-reveal-true-extent-of-unmonitored-fishing-ocean-industry/A new study shows that more than 75 per cent of industrial fishing activity and almost 30 per cent of transport and energy activity in the oceans has not been tracked by public systems, revealing a significant gap in global observational data.Mon, 15 Jan 2024 06:50:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/ai-satellite-data-reveal-true-extent-of-unmonitored-fishing-ocean-industry/https://www.eco-business.com/news/rising-tides-ruined-fields-show-how-bangladeshs-farmers-grapple-with-climate-change/Farmers and fishers in Bangladesh’s coastal belt report losses as climate-induced disasters and coastline changes threaten livelihoods.Mon, 15 Jan 2024 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/rising-tides-ruined-fields-show-how-bangladeshs-farmers-grapple-with-climate-change/https://www.eco-business.com/news/silicon-bali-asias-paradise-for-sustainability-startups/As the island recovers from a pandemic-induced slump, it is trying to diversify its economy beyond tourism and attract green business. But can eco-startups scale or is Bali more beach than business?Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:18:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/silicon-bali-asias-paradise-for-sustainability-startups/https://www.eco-business.com/news/nepal-opens-protected-areas-to-hydropower-projects-signaling-conservation-setback/Nepal’s government has approved a controversial new proposal allowing the development of large-scale hydropower plants within protected areas, prompting concerns about conservation setbacks.Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/nepal-opens-protected-areas-to-hydropower-projects-signaling-conservation-setback/