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Calling out modern slavery

A crisis affecting 50 million people around the world is coming into clearer view.

Governments want babies, but people want choices

More people are choosing not to have children, sparking big debates and changing how we view family and society.

Dry hard: the challenge of storing Mekong rain

While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells.

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Sand mining worsens Mekong’s saltwater problem

The rampant activity reduces freshwater supply in turn affecting crop output, drinking water and the general ecosystem.

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Mekong drought increases risk of human trafficking

For some, leaving the Mekong Delta to find a livelihood is the only option despite the risk of being trafficked into forced labour.

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The Mekong is drying up. What now?

Climate change and increased human activity are putting one of Asia’s most important river systems under duress. It will require a sustained and coordinated effort to fix things.

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Older people are climate change’s hidden victims

As the planet continues to warm, the livelihoods, health and wellbeing of older adults are increasingly at risk.

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Access to water is a crisis for the powerless

Fair access to water is an issue for millions of people in India. Who controls access and how this is governed needs fixing.

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Why disability inclusion is important for climate resilience

Many with disability live in poverty, in low-income countries that are vulnerable to climate disasters. Yet climate resilience planning excludes their voices.

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Build better homes; survive worsening fires

Houses should be able to withstand wildfires thus allowing firefighters to spend their time fighting the blaze rather than evacuating residents.

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Igniting community awareness to prevent peat fires

Fire prevention is key to protecting peatland swamps and surrounding communities should be at the frontline in such efforts.

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World prepares for El Niño as records fall

El Niños often mean droughts and fires for some countries and flooding rains for others. As impacts worsen with climate change, is the world prepared?

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Why we won’t have a super El Niño this year

Reports of a possible ‘super El Niño’ this year might have been greatly exaggerated.

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Calling out modern slavery

Governments want babies, but people want choices

Dry hard: the challenge of storing Mekong rain

Sand mining worsens Mekong’s saltwater problem

Mekong drought increases risk of human trafficking

The Mekong is drying up. What now?

Older people are climate change’s hidden victims

Why disability inclusion is important for climate resilience

Build better homes; survive worsening fires

Igniting community awareness to prevent peat fires

World prepares for El Niño as records fall

Why we won’t have a super El Niño this year

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