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Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya are moving into new areas as temperatures rise, hitting efforts to combat them.

The Third Pole looks at the manifestoes of Pakistan’s main political parties in the run up to national elections to see what they promise on green growth, renewables, climate adaptation and mitigation.

Donors are lagging as wars and climate change push global aid needs to record highs, with vulnerable groups hit by the cash crisis.

Rice prices surged across Indonesia during the second half of 2023 as the effects of El Niño led to widespread crop failures.

By Gabriel Lee

By Nidhi Jamwal

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Respecting planetary boundaries can bring us back to a safe operating space where Earth’s life support systems are not at risk. By Mary Robinson and Johan Rockström

If global leaders are committed to a green transition that leaves no one behind, they must address the needs of vulnerable women and girls in developing countries, who bear the brunt of climate change at the upcoming COP28 summit. By Bertrand Badré and Immaculate Atuhamize

Instead of pursuing the systemic changes needed to address water-related challenges, the world’s governments are bowing to corporate interests and settling for insufficient incremental reforms. By Joshua Castellino

India’s vital monsoon rains can be disrupted by an El Niño which is a major concern for crop production. By Chirag Dhara and Roxy Mathew Koll

By Tarja Halonen and Hindou Oumarou

By Jesse van der Grient

By Firdaus Ali

By Katherine Dafforn

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Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.

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Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.

EB Studio Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.

child receives a drink of water in Sudan

Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?

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