Climate & Sustainability
Climate Change: Science, Impacts, Mitigation, and Financing at COP29
This article discusses the scientific mechanisms driving climate change, its environmental and socio-economic impacts, and strategies to mitigate its effects. It also highlights the...
Climate Refugees and Agriculture: Why Diplomacy Must Address Migration Caused by Failing Crops
The impacts of climate change are hitting hard, and for communities’ dependent on agriculture, the stakes couldn't be higher. Droughts, floods, and relentless weather...
Climate Change in ASEAN: Challenges, Initiatives, and the Road Ahead
Authors: Harsh Mahaseth and Azima Naaz
The ASEAN region is grappling with the harsh realities of climate change. From rising temperatures and fluctuating rainfall to...
The Urgency of Addressing Food Waste in Developing Countries: A Focus on Indonesia
Food waste has become a global issue, affecting both developed and developing nations. While food waste in developed countries is often linked to overproduction...
Climate Travels: How Ecotourism Changes Mindsets and Motivates Action -Book Review
Several narratives about climate change describe catastrophes occurring in remote locations, such as ice caps melting, hurricanes, disastrous floods and massive fires. The book...
Indonesia’s Debt for Nature Swap with the United States to Save its Coral Reefs
Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, is home to some of the most biologically diverse and vital marine ecosystems on the planet,...
Climate Finance Regime, a Neo-Colonialist Tool?
In 1992 the first ever international treaty to combat climate change was held in Rio de Janeiro. In this summit, the need for funds...
The rise of eco-nationalism: Environmental & nationalism intersection in contemporary politics
The term eco-nationalism is relatively new it blends nationalist feelings with environmental concerns and advances the notion that a country’s landscapes and natural resources...
Indonesia’s Carbon Market Dilemma: Developing Nations on the Path to Sustainability
Carbon trading has become one of the key instruments in the global fight against climate change. This system allows countries and companies to trade...
Weathering the Mandate of Heaven: China’s Infrastructure vs. Extreme Weather
On August 11, a lightning strike in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, caused a pavilion to collapse, killing six and injuring ten. That evening, the Changzhou...