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    Asia climate policy fires Insights
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    February 23, 2022

    How India Can Grow Its Economy Through Stronger Climate Action

    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    High-rise buildings emerging above trees in Mumbai, India.
    • National Climate Action
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 4, 2020

    China Can Grow its Economy Through Stronger Climate Action

    • Economics
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • COP26
    China wind power.
    • Economics
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • COP26
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

    Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 3, 2019

    Delhi’s Deadly Smog: Policy Paralysis Around a Preventable Problem

    • Air Quality
    • agriculture
    • fires
    Some of Delhi's dangerous air pollution comes from crop burning in neighboring states. Photo by Neil Palmer/CIAT.
    • Air Quality
    • agriculture
    • fires
    Asia
    Insights
    August 15, 2019

    Regional Integration Could Be Key to China’s Climate Action

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • low carbon development
    Chongqing, a city in China’s Yangtze River Delta
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • low carbon development
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    July 25, 2019

    As India Revises State Climate Plans, Who Should Have a Voice?

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • public participation
    Kids carrying water in the Indian countryside. Photo by Mr. Fink/Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • public participation
    Asia
    Insights
    July 10, 2019

    Will the Start of Forest Fires Season Hamper Indonesia’s Progress in Reducing Deforestation?

    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • commodities
    Indonesia forest fires
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • commodities
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    July 26, 2018

    China Reaffirms Paris Commitments Ahead of Global Climate Action Summit

    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    Experts at the China US High-Level Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change in San Francisco
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    Forests
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    October 23, 2017

    Global Tree Cover Loss Rose 51 Percent in 2016

    • fires
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Tree cover loss is on the rise. Flickr/CIFOR
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Asia
    Insights
    February 16, 2017

    Exploring Indonesia's Long and Complicated History of Forest Fires

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Forest and peat fire in Riau, Indonesia
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    Weather Patterns that Fueled Great Smoky Mountains Forest Fire Could Increase with Climate Change

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Wildfire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Asia
    Asia
    Insights
    September 19, 2016

    After Record-Breaking Fires, Can Indonesia’s New Policies Turn Down the Heat?

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forest and peat fires in Riau, Indonesia
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 7, 2016

    As Indonesia’s Dry Season Looms, a New Tool Can Predict Daily Forest Fire Risk

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Indonesia forest fire
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 4, 2015

    Learning from Disaster: Chennai Flood Offers a Personal Lesson for Climate Adaptation

    • International Climate Action
    • floods
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • Paris Agreement
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/13774211@N00/56586703/">Pandiyan</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>
    • International Climate Action
    • floods
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • Paris Agreement
    Asia
    Insights
    October 29, 2015

    With Latest Fires Crisis, Indonesia Surpasses Russia as World’s Fourth-Largest Emitter

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • fires
    • mapping
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    October 26, 2015

    3 Ways Obama Could Help Fight Indonesia's Massive Fires

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    Fires in Indonesia are creating haze throughout Southeast Asia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    Asia
    Insights
    October 16, 2015

    Indonesia’s Fire Outbreaks Producing More Daily Emissions than Entire US Economy

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • fires
    • commodities
    Fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • fires
    • commodities
    Asia North America
    Insights
    September 29, 2015

    US-China Climate Change Announcement Signals New Phase for Global Action

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    As China prepares to lead the G20, it is well-positioned to set an example. Photo by The Climate Group/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Asia
    Insights
    September 25, 2015

    Kebakaran di Indonesia Menghasilkan Polusi Udara dengan Level “Sangat Berbahaya” di Singapura

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    • global forest watch
    Sumber foto: Choo Yut Shing/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    • global forest watch
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 24, 2015

    Indonesian Fires Create “Hazardous” Levels of Air Pollution in Singapore

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    • global forest watch
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    • global forest watch

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