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Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • 6 days ago • 6 min read

Analysis Peatland, Southeast Asia’s wasted weapon to fight climate change

By Helena Taruli and Muchtazar • 6 days ago
While Southeast Asia remains vulnerable to the effects of climate change, resource management remains poor in the region. Nowhere is this more evident than with peatlands, the region's biggest weapon against climate change, exploited and damaged in the name of profit

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 15, 2020 • 10 min read

History The day the world went dark: Mount Pinatubo eruption, as told by survivors

By Lee Ying Shan • Jun 15, 2020
When Mount Pinatubo erupted on June 15 1991, it proved to be the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, devastating communities and shrouding the Philippines in darkness for several days. Almost three decades on, survivors speak of the horrors of that day's events, and how it banded the country together

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • May 29, 2020 • 5 min read

Opinion Governments weren’t prepared for Covid-19, but should anticipate climate change

By Kunthida Rungruengkiat • May 29, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the vulnerability of the human race into stark focus, with APHR's Kunthida Rungruengkiat arguing that this current crisis should serve as a warning to governments around the globe about our inaction on climate change

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 03, 2020 • 9 min read

Coral reefs Under the waves

By Minka Curr • Mar 03, 2020
Mainstream understanding says that the world's coral reefs will largely vanish to climate change by 2050. But more and more marine scientists believe their resilience has been underestimated, with researchers working in the Coral Triangle region now emphasising the adaptability of Indonesian reef systems

Climate • Feb 26, 2020 • 13 min read
Environmental activism

Fighting the green fight

Across Southeast Asia, there are environmental activists risking their freedom and facing violence as they fight the green fight. Here we profile four of these unsung individuals campaigning in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines
By Rachna Thim

Climate • Jan 29, 2020 • 11 min read
Conservation

Drone’s-eye view

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
By Samantha McCabe

Climate • Jan 09, 2020 • 14 min read
Extreme weather

High water mark

Top Read: 13 years ago, we asked the question – what might the weather bring us fifty years from now? Back in 2007, Cambodia was witnessing super cyclones one year, drought the next. Today, with extreme weather a yearly reality and the environmental tipping point drawing ever closer, the situation is showing few signs of improvement
By Paul Brisby

Climate • Dec 31, 2019 • 9 min read
Community action

Award-winning farming

In late November, Battambang rice farmer Roeum Socheat received international acclaim for his work empowering Raingkesei agricultural community since 2017. Can his model provide hope for farmers across the Kingdom?
By Thim Rachna

Climate • Oct 08, 2019 • 12 min read
Powering Southeast Asia

Fanning the flames

Southeast Asia’s growing economies have huge power generation needs, fuelling coal use across the region even as the rest of the world looks to greener methods
By Simon Roughneen

Climate • Sep 19, 2019 • 5 min read
Climate strikes

Striking out

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
By Andrew Haffner

Climate • Aug 30, 2019 • 15 min read
Drought in Cambodia

When the river runs dry

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
By Evie Breese, with additional reporting by Veng Sonita

Climate • Aug 28, 2019 • 10 min read
Climate crisis

Sinking cities

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
By Laura J. Snook

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE