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28/05/2026

Asia's shipping families already know fuel efficiency & next-gen vessels are good for business, but more gains await from investing in ocean decarb & restoration

https://cwrrr.org/opinions/the-future-of-the-blue-economy-why-asian-families-must-step-forward/

Asia's shipping families already know fuel efficiency & next-gen vessels are good for business, but more gains await from investing in ocean decarb & restoration

26/05/2026

As resilience solutions often don't fit the risk appetite of conventional finance, Wong Harris believes HK could build a platform to close the region's climate, adaptation & development funding gap

As resilience solutions often don't fit the risk appetite of conventional finance, Tracy Wong Harris believes HK could build a platform to close the region's climate, adaptation & development funding gap

24/05/2026

Growing climate volatility is destabilising global food production so El-Raghy explains why Acumen invests in smallholder farmers & how markets benefit

https://cwrrr.org/interviews/investing-in-farmers-for-climate-resilience-with-acumens-tamer-el-raghy/

Growing climate volatility is destabilising global food production so Tamer El-Raghy explains why Acumen invests in smallholder farmers & how markets benefit

22/05/2026

With a US$100mn bond for glaciers now launched, O'Brien shares that ADB is on a mission to translate cryosphere risks into bankable opportunities

https://cwrrr.org/interviews/financing-glacier-bonds-with-adbs-noelle-obrien/

With a US$100mn bond for glaciers now launched, Noelle O'Brien shares that ADB is on a mission to translate cryosphere risks into bankable opportunities

20/05/2026

🤑 Money Talks: Funding the Future – You know the future is looking bad when JP Morgan is publishing reports on decision making given climate tipping points. So, this month, we go looking for money to fund future resilience to alleviate widening risk gaps.

❄️ Crossing tipping points puts water, food & energy as well as economic security at risk so who better to talk to than ADB’s Noelle O'Brien about their US$100mn glacier bond for glacier protection. What’s in ADB’s portfolio? How did they make the business case for glacier financing? Check out our interview.

🌾 Shifting rainfall is affecting smallholder farmers who produce one-third of the world’s food. To strengthen food security, leading social impact investor Acumen is investing US$58mn in agribusinesses across Africa. When farmers benefit, markets do too. See Tamer El-Raghy’s tips for investors and funders on getting into this space.

🇭🇰 Despite this momentum, adaptation financing gaps remain huge. Green finance guru Tracy Wong Harris says Asia is not short of green capital, but climate adaptation often falls through the cracks of conventional finance. She believes we can leverage HK’s strengths to become a PPPP hub to scale an adaptation capital market for Asia.

🚢 Asian philanthropists certainly have room to step up. Sustainable Finance Initiative notes that despite being home to some of the world’s busiest sea lanes, largest ports & most climate exposed coastlines, Asian capital is still hesitant to invest in its oceans. How can family foundations kickstart APAC’s blue economy? What case studies are needed? Check out their op-ed.

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29/04/2026

With the equivalent of one-fifth of the world’s renewable energy under its belt, Univers' Mak explains how its AI platform works

https://cwrrr.org/interviews/a-conversation-with-univers-chun-yin-mak/

With the equivalent of one-fifth of the world’s renewable energy under its belt, Univers' Chun Yin Mak explains how its AI platform works

27/04/2026

The Hormuz oil blockade is tipping the scale for recycling economics to take off, so Ocean Recovery Alliance's Woodring urges brands to embrace circularity over price volatility

https://cwrrr.org/opinions/why-rising-oil-prices-create-a-strategic-opportunity-for-recycled-plastic/

The Hormuz oil blockade is tipping the scale for recycling economics to take off, so Ocean Recovery Alliance's Doug Woodring urges brands to embrace circularity over price volatility

24/04/2026

How will Singapore build 300km of watertight coastal infrastructure around its border? CWR's Chan breaks down its new sea level rise defence mandate into 3 private sector implications

https://cwrrr.org/resources/analysis-reviews/singapores-new-coastal-protection-bill-3-key-updates/

24/04/2026

新报告！

香港，2026年4月22日 – 世界地球日快乐！怀揣守护冰川的信念，CWR 推出了13份《阻止冰川消融》冰川简报的中文版本。

🧊当前全球升温已达 1.3°C，我们的冰冻圈正陷于绝境。山地冰川正在迅速消失，北极和南极的冰盖、多年冻土及海冰也在快速消融。

🧊在过去 30 年里，至少有14 万亿吨冰川已经消失，也就是说，山地和极地地区每小时平均损失超过 5000 万吨冰!

🧊 “如此巨大的冰体流失将带来可怕的后果，尤其是在亚洲。然而冰冻圈正在发生的事情对大众来说是知识盲区”，香港智库 CWR 的创始人兼主管 Debra Tan 说道。

🧊我们的合作机构包括国际冰冻圈气候倡议（ICCI）、国际冰冻圈科学协会中国委员会（CNC-IACS）、中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所（IGSNRR-CAS）以及国际山地综合发展中心（ICIMOD）。

⬇️ 查看简报⬇️
https://cwrrr.org/notices/help-stop-the-melt-with-a-new-13-factsheet-guide-cn/
⬇️ 新闻稿件⬇️
https://cwrrr.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Stop-The-Melt-13-Factsheet-Guide-CN-PRESS-RELEASE-FINAL-04222026.pdf
⬇️ “Stop the Melt” One Year On ⬇️
https://cwrrr.org/resources/analysis-reviews/save-our-earth-stop-the-melt-one-year-on/

22/04/2026

🌏 Happy Earth Day! Energy Reset, Coastal Defence & Slowing Down Ice Losses – The state of our planet & cryosphere may look bleak, but there’s a silver lining: the current energy crisis opens a window for an energy reset.

🔋 As countries around the world react to fuel scarcity with power cuts and rationing, it’s clear that energy efficiency creates tangible resilience outcomes. Who better to talk to about this than Univers, a leading AI & energy company providing digital intel for the equivalent of one-fifth of global renewable energy? Global Senior Vice President Chun Yin Mak unpacks how the tech works, the role of AI and how it reached this scale … 365 million devices connected, 1005GW of renewables managed with 800+ customers worldwide.

🧴 Rising oil prices may be bad for those at the petrol pumps but plastic producers & consumers will feel it too. Virgin plastic made from petrochemicals has benefited from low stable oil prices over the years, but Ocean Recovery Alliance’s Doug Woodring says that’s now changing as high oil prices tips the economic balance in favour of recycled plastics. How can brands capitalise on recycling economics? What type of infrastructure investment is needed to unlock scale? Check out his article!

💣 As warfighting continues releasing emissions, glaciers are melting faster than ever driving us to publish a Chinese version of the “13-Factsheet Guide to Stop the Melt”. A lot has happened since the English version released last year, from leading ice scientists now saying that the safe limit for ice is closer to 1°C to findings that sea levels are up to 1.1m underestimated globally. We summarise key shifts in “Stop the Melt”– One Year On.

🌊 Singapore (an early mover on SLR) has stepped up on coastal defence. The low-lying island nation passed a Coastal Protection Bill this March and CWR’s Jamie Chan provides 3 updates on what this new bill means for the private sector. From structural shifts in government, new obligations for private landowners, to penalties for non-compliance and grant schemes to alleviate capital costs, Singapore’s bill sets a new global standard for coastal protection.

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