Climate change threatens livelihood, nutrition losses for Asia Pacific fishermen

BANGKOK – Climate change could lead to livelihood loss, increased poverty and malnutrition, and conflict over fish stocks in the Asia Pacific region’s fisheries and aquaculture sector, which employ at least 32 million people, the United Nations said on Friday. According to the U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the Asia Pacific region is the [...]

Green shareholder pressure seen on the rise

A whole new form of shareholder pressure is starting to bear down on U.S. energy companies, arising out of some recent catastrophes. BP’s historic crisis in the Gulf of Mexico and Massey Energy’s coal mining disaster in West Virginia together are driving investor campaigns to make oil, gas and other energy companies disclose far more [...]

Record Hong Kong air pollution sparks protest

Roadside air pollution in Hong Kong hit record highs in the first six months of the year, hurting public health and economic competitiveness compared with Asian rivals, activists and lawmakers said Tuesday. via Record Hong Kong air pollution sparks protest | Reuters.

SMX, SGX initiatives could pave way for carbon trading market EMA

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) said initiatives by the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) to push energy trading platforms are encouraging and could pave the way for a carbon trading market here. via Channel NewsAsia – SMX, SGX initiatives could pave way for carbon trading market EMA – channelnewsasia.com.

Diverse water sources key to food security

Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage. In a report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), experts said Africa and Asia were likely to be hardest hit by unpredictable rainfall, and [...]

Green Fund for climate deal

Perhaps it’s time for wealthier Asian nations to create a Green Fund specifically to help poor countries in the region fight global warming as well… Almost 50 nations made progress on Friday toward a “Green Fund” to help poor countries fight global warming but hosts Mexico and Switzerland said a full U.N. climate treaty was [...]

SIX and the City

What makes a city buzz? The most dynamic cities in the world have always been immersed in the critical innovations of their time, but why do some do it better than others? What inhibits a city’s ability to innovate? How can cities around the world capitalise on and mobilise the wealth, creativity and knowledge within [...]