U.N.: 2 billion people do not have safe drinking water

Around 80% of people in Asia live under water stress.

The cracked bed of the Poyang Lake is exposed during drought season in north-central China’s Jiangxi province, Nov. 1, 2022.

Climate action regressing in Asia-Pacific, regional U.N. body says

2023-03-22

Myanmar performs well; Cambodia’s clean air plan lauded.

Pakistani women wade through floodwaters as they take refuge in Shikarpur district of Sindh Province, Pakistan, Sept. 2, 2022.

UN report issues stern ‘final’ warning on climate change inaction

2023-03-20

IPCC scientists say rising sea levels’ unavoidable.’

UN: Environmental threat looms as bottled water consumption grows exponentially

UN: Environmental threat looms as bottled water consumption grows exponentially

Asia-Pacific is the largest consumer, with almost half of the global market.

China’s renewed coal addiction threatens the globe’s climate ambition, report says

China’s renewed coal addiction threatens the globe’s climate ambition, report says

Beijing’s record approval bucks global trends, accounting for 72% of all future projects.

Improved air quality in Southeast Asia in 2022, report says

Improved air quality in Southeast Asia in 2022, report says

Only Laos and Vietnam fared slightly worse, according to the annual survey.

More than 100 million tons of sand mined from Lower Mekong, experts say

More than 100 million tons of sand mined from Lower Mekong, experts say

Extraction of the world's most mined mineral is having a serious impact on the biodiverse river.

Thailand issues warnings after smog blankets major cities

Thailand issues warnings after smog blankets major cities

Bangkok and northern towns have been enveloped in a toxic haze for weeks.

Caretaker Nancy Manalaysay paddles her way out of a partly-submerged church in the coastal village of Sitio Pariahan, Bulacan, north of Manila, Philippines, Nov. 26, 2019.

Asian cities at increased exposure to rising sea levels, study says

Past analysis underestimated the degree of threat, the research suggests.

A handful of microplastics washed ashore at Kamilo Beach, Hawaii, in this undated photo.

World’s oceans contain 170 trillion plastic particles, study says

A whale shark swims next to volunteer divers after they removed abandoned fishing net that was covering a coral reef in a protected area of Ko Losin, Thailand, June 19, 2021.

Southeast Asian and Pacific leaders applaud first-ever global ocean treaty

This handout picture taken on Mar. 1, 2023 and released by Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, French Ambassador to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, shows a road blocked by uprooted trees after Cyclone Judy made landfall in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Vanuatu gets support for International Court of Justice opinion on climate change

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