Environment

Learn about environmental challenges and sustainability efforts in Asia.

Bangkok Flooding Exposes Drainage Strain as New Round of Heavy Rain Approaches

Bangkok Flooding Exposes Drainage Strain as New Round of Heavy Rain Approaches

ThailandOctober 8, 2026

Indonesia Vows to Halt Forest Clearing for Rice, but Projects in Papua Remain Uncertain

Indonesia Vows to Halt Forest Clearing for Rice, but Projects in Papua Remain Uncertain

IndonesiaOctober 8, 2026

Nepal Seeks $20 Million in UN Climate Funding After Himalayan Flood Disaster

Nepal Seeks $20 Million in UN Climate Funding After Himalayan Flood Disaster

NepalSeptember 17, 2026

Indonesia's Wildfire Haze Spreads Across Southeast Asia as El Niño Deepens Health and School Crisis

Indonesia's Wildfire Haze Spreads Across Southeast Asia as El Niño Deepens Health and School Crisis

MalaysiaSeptember 9, 2026

Indonesia's Peat Fires Send Toxic Haze Across Borders as Volunteers Fight Underground Blazes

Indonesia's Peat Fires Send Toxic Haze Across Borders as Volunteers Fight Underground Blazes

MalaysiaSeptember 9, 2026

Five Baby Orangutans Found in Odisha Forest Trigger International Trafficking Probe

Five Baby Orangutans Rescued in Odisha Spark International Wildlife Trafficking Probe

IndiaOctober 8, 2026

Five Baby Orangutans Rescued in Odisha as Police Investigate Suspected Smuggling Route

Five Baby Orangutans Rescued in Odisha as Police Investigate Suspected Smuggling Route

IndiaSeptember 9, 2026

Level-IV flood response activated in southern provinces as combined ...

China Prepares for Potential Record El Niño as Flood, Heat and Typhoon Risks Build

ChinaAugust 20, 2026

How flood control projects fail the poor in the Philippines | Context ...

Philippines Garbage Crisis Exposes Failures in Flood Control and Waste Services

PhilippinesAugust 20, 2026

Indonesia Deploys Nearly 50,000 Personnel as El Nino Fuels Fires, Drought and Regional Haze

Indonesia Deploys Nearly 50,000 Personnel as El Nino Fuels Fires, Drought and Regional Haze

MalaysiaAugust 11, 2026

South Korea Treats Record Heatwave as National Disaster After 19 Deaths

South Korea Treats Record Heatwave as National Disaster After 19 Deaths

JapanAugust 5, 2026

Three Lions Die at Tokyo Zoo as Record Heat Strains Animals Across East Asia

Three Lions Die at Tokyo Zoo as Record Heat Strains Animals Across East Asia

JapanAugust 5, 2026