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El Niño Returns—What It Means for Southeast Asia
Heat waves expected, but early action and investing in resilience could prevent or reduce adverse effects.
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Sharing Sanitation Best Practices to Expand Sustainable Resource Management in Southeast Asia
Encouraging sanitation providers in Southeast Asia to twin can help boost operational efficiency and improve services.
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Growth Without Compromise: The Case for Sustainable Cruise Ports
Cruise and tourism ports across Southeast Asia can help ensure growing passenger volumes deliver lasting economic, social, and environmental value.
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Scaling Solar Deployment to Lower Electricity Cost
The first large-scale solar park in Cambodia shows how public–private partnerships and risk sharing can produce energy at competitive prices.
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Balancing Promise and Reality: How Bioenergy Can Support ASEAN’s Energy Security and Decarbonization
ASEAN must not champion or reject bioenergy wholesale but govern it wisely.
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Circular Economy in Action: Pioneering Sustainable Cocoa Value Chains in Viet Nam
To remain competitive in a "green" global market, the country's cocoa sector must move beyond just selling beans; it must adopt a holistic, regenerative approach.
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