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Thai climate risk surges to 17th spot
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2025
» Thailand has climbed to 17th among nations most at risk from extreme weather, according to the latest Climate Risk Index (CRI) released by Germanwatch. The Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE) said the findings have prompted accelerated upgrades to early‑warning systems and a push for a more integrated resilience framework.
Climate hysteria in the media has really got to stop
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 14/10/2025
» Reading the news, you would believe that the Great Barrier Reef -- the aquatic wonder off Australia's coast -- is on its deathbed, bleached beyond recognition by climate change. Recent headlines shouted in unison: "Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral decline on record." Environmental journalists are in panic mode about irreversible damage. This is advocacy campaigning, not impartial reporting.
In a world on fire, workers get burned
News, Sally Tyler, Published on 13/10/2025
» In these chaotic times that many characterise in terms of rollback, regression, and retreat, there is one measure that continues to surge ahead -- global temperature. The year 2024 was the hottest ever since worldwide temperature recording began. Though climate occupied a major space in discussions at the UN General Assembly in New York City last month, significant progress did not emerge from the fractured international environment.
Global coral collapse a neglected crisis
News, Imran Khalid, Published on 16/08/2025
» Before the crack of dawn on Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand, Somsak Chaisri paddles his wooden boat over waters that used to shimmer with life. A once-vibrant coral garden below the water surface now consists of dead skeleton-like structures. According to this fisherman, the bleached coral skeletons are the only things he pulls from the water after his father showed him how to fish in living coral reefs. "Now, I drag up ghosts," he murmured. His lament echoes across the tropics. From the Maldives to Mozambique, the once-thriving reefs of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans are being scoured of life.
UN calls for sustainable goals unity
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 22/04/2025
» The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap) has called for regional cooperation to promote sustainable and inclusive urban development.
Adapting cities to climate change
News, Sumet Ongkittikul & Nuntachart Ratanaburi, Published on 04/12/2024
» Relentless floods. Searing Heat. Vanishing coastlines. Thailand's cities are under siege from climate risks. Without urgent intervention, the worst is yet to come.
Building Thailand's climate defences
News, Somkiat Tangkitvanich, Published on 20/11/2024
» The world is heating up, and Thailand must adapt fast to this future or face harsh consequences.
United Nations Development Programme tie-up to bolster climate change resilience
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/11/2024
» Efforts are being made to strengthen Thailand's ability to deal with the increasing threat of climate change.
Migrant workers face heatwave risks
News, Kongpob Areerat, Published on 15/05/2024
» As extreme heat becomes more common, Thailand needs a comprehensive labour protection law to safeguard at-risk migrant workers from the hotter climate.
Every child deserves hope and a future
News, Kyungsun Kim, Published on 20/11/2023
» Today, countries around the world are honouring World Children's Day by celebrating and focusing on the rights of children. In 2023, this day carries particular weight and meaning, with so many children around the world dying and suffering as a result of heartbreaking disasters, including armed conflicts.