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A new pledge commits local leaders to counter misinformation with facts, empathy and ambition, writes the chief executive of UK100. Christopher Hammond

Local and national government leaders call for public support to conserve and protect the Tagum Libuganon River Basin (TLRB) following the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation and Manifesto of Support for the TLRB Management and Development Masterplan.

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THE Regional Development Council (RDC) in Central Visayas urged the government and private sectors to support the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) to accelerate the action to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Why extreme weather may be a better choice than severe weather when discussing climate change.

Most countries in Asia-Pacific require sizeable financing to support climate change adaptation and mitigation, says the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap), urging domestic collaborations between private financial institutions and project developers to support such needs.

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

Most countries in Asia and the Pacific are insufficiently prepared to face extreme weather events and natural disasters, which are growing in intensity and frequency due in part to climate change, according to a new study by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

The latest synthesis report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes for grim reading: Every fraction of a degree of warming comes with escalated threats, from deadly heatwaves to seve