Climate

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 14, 2019 • 9 min read

Mass extinction How to save the world

By Philip Bethge • Jun 14, 2019
A new ethos and a new self-identity for mankind are needed to overcome mass extinction

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 12, 2019 • 9 min read

Natural disasters Apocalypse, soon

By Claire Baker-Munton • Jun 12, 2019
Soaring temperatures spurred by global warming and El Niño raise the risk of increasingly devastating storms, fires and floods. Is Southeast Asia ready?

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 05, 2019 • 9 min read

Climate change Dead in the water

By Claire Baker-Munton • Jun 05, 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

Climate • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 18, 2018 • 15 min read

Belt and Road Operation Mekong

By Bernhard Zand • Dec 18, 2018
China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might

Climate • Oct 25, 2018 • 6 min read
Ancient cities

The fall of Angkor

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

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 • Oct 16, 2018

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 • Sep 24, 2018

Climate • Jun 07, 2017 • 10 min read
Cambodia

The fewer forests, the more floods

Massive deforestation is playing a crucial role in the droughts that are devastating Cambodia. But despite an official ban on timber exports, forests continue to be cut down at a record rate
By Euan Black • Jun 07, 2017

Climate • Apr 20, 2017 • 11 min read
Climate change

Aung San Suu Kyi’s climate crisis

In 2008, Myanmar suffered its worst natural disaster on record when Cyclone Nargis swept through and the military regime hampered relief efforts. Now, the new government is struggling to find the resources needed to help protect its people from the ravages of global warming
By Fatima Arkin • Apr 20, 2017

Climate • May 25, 2016 • 4 min read
Cambodia

Drought and inaction hit rice industry hard

The effects of Cambodia’s recent drought will serve to exacerbate existing structural weaknesses in the rice sector, say experts
By Logan Connor and Paul Millar • May 25, 2016

Climate • Dec 15, 2011 • 6 min read

Weathering the weather

How climate change became the currency that transformed a vulnerable community
By Bian Cara • Dec 15, 2011