climate crisis



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 09, 2019 • 6 min read

Opinion Guardians of the forest

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

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 02, 2019 • 11 min read

Climate crisis Words of warning

By Claire Baker-Munton • Jul 02, 2019
The climate catastrophe is the biggest story of our times. Here’s how we intend to tell it

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

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?

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 • Jun 05, 2019

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

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

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

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