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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
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
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
By Rukka Sombolinggi • Aug 09, 2019
The head of Indonesia’s main Indigenous Peoples organisation calls on the country’s government to live up to its promises on land rights
The climate catastrophe is the biggest story of our times. Here’s how we intend to tell it
By Claire Baker-Munton • Jul 02, 2019
A new ethos and a new self-identity for mankind are needed to overcome mass extinction
By Philip Bethge • Jun 14, 2019
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 • Jun 12, 2019
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 • Jun 05, 2019
China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might
By Bernhard Zand • Dec 18, 2018
Top stories: Researchers now believe they know why the ancient city of Angkor was abandoned – and warn that modern-day cities could fall victim to the same fate
By Robin Spiess • Oct 25, 2018
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 • Oct 16, 2018
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 • Sep 24, 2018