Climate

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • 10 hours ago • 11 min read

Conservation Drone’s-eye view

By Samantha McCabe • 10 hours ago
In a rapidly transforming world, how can researchers and policy-makers combat increasing rates of wildfires and wildlife crime? Some conservationists are turning to technology, providing those on the front-line with a much-needed boost in the fight

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 19, 2019 • 5 min read

Climate strikes Striking out

By Andrew Haffner • Sep 19, 2019
Across the world, teenagers are striking to protest the climate crisis. We look at why the region's own stand against the fossil fuel industry is so important

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 30, 2019 • 15 min read

Drought in Cambodia When the river runs dry

By Evie Breese, with additional reporting by Veng Sonita • Aug 30, 2019
Every year, Cambodia's Tonle Sap river changes course to fill up the nation's largest lake, bringing life back to the Kingdom. This year, it's running late

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 28, 2019 • 10 min read

Climate crisis Sinking cities

By Laura J. Snook • Aug 28, 2019
From our print archive: Climate change is expected to hit Southeast Asia's megacities the hardest – and places such as Jakarta, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City might be the first to get flooded out

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
Climate • Aug 09, 2019 • 6 min read
Opinion

Guardians of the forest

The head of Indonesia’s main Indigenous Peoples organisation calls on the country’s government to live up to its promises on land rights
By Rukka Sombolinggi

Climate • Jul 02, 2019 • 11 min read
Climate crisis

Words of warning

The climate catastrophe is the biggest story of our times. Here’s how we intend to tell it
By Claire Baker-Munton

Climate • Jun 14, 2019 • 9 min read
Mass extinction

How to save the world

A new ethos and a new self-identity for mankind are needed to overcome mass extinction
By Philip Bethge

Climate • Jun 12, 2019 • 9 min read
Natural disasters

Apocalypse, soon

Soaring temperatures spurred by global warming and El Niño raise the risk of increasingly devastating storms, fires and floods. Is Southeast Asia ready?
By Claire Baker-Munton

Climate • Jun 05, 2019 • 9 min read
Climate change

Dead in the water

Hydropower is booming in the Mekong River basin as countries seek clean energy – but these massive dams might prove even more polluting than fossil fuels
By Claire Baker-Munton

Climate • Dec 18, 2018 • 15 min read
Belt and Road

Operation Mekong

China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might
By Bernhard Zand

Climate • Oct 16, 2018 • 5 min read
Natural disasters

Flooded out

Several Southeast Asian countries have this year been heavily impacted by natural disasters, and according to recent reports, the onslaught of extreme weather in the region is expected to continue for the foreseeable future
By Robin Spiess

Climate • Sep 24, 2018 • 6 min read
Climate Change

How committed are developed nations?

Developing countries claim that Australia, Japan and the US have failed to contribute their fair share to the Green Climate Fund of the 2015 Paris Agreement
By Lesly Lotha