More than 60 countries have gathered in Singapore for the first Global Cooling Pledge Assembly to address extreme heat while simultaneously curbing the growth of energy consumption (and emissions). In South Asia, this problem already results in the loss of millions of workdays and disproportionately affects the most vulnerable groups.
Findings by a special parliamentary committee absolve Lapindo Brantas of any responsibility for the 2006 disaster that impacted 10,000 people. Victims’ anger boils over compensation as lawmakers talk about “political interests”. One of the stakeholders in the company involved is in fact the country’s Social Affairs minister.
After five days of rain, the city is returning to normal but hundreds of people are still sitting on the roofs of their homes, waiting for aid to reach them. Around 430,000 people have been displaced.
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