Malaysia is bracing for a period of dryer, hotter weather as the El Nino cycle kicks in, but this doesn’t negate the annual flood risks that the country faces. What can be done to improve the country’s flood mitigation and adaptation responses in the face of climate uncertainty? We discuss this with Dr. Hezri Adnan, Fellow with the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. 
Read more of his work at hezriadnan.com/blog.

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Malaysia is bracing for a period of dryer, hotter weather as the El Nino cycle kicks in, but this doesn’t negate the annual flood risks that the country faces. What can be done to improve the country’s flood mitigation and adaptation responses in the face of climate uncertainty? We discuss this with Dr. Hezri Adnan, Fellow with the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Read more of his work at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://hezriadnan.com/blog">hezriadnan.com/blog</a>. Image Credit: Shutterstock

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Proactive, Not Reactive: Consider an Industrial Strategy for Flood Management

Haze has returned to parts of Malaysia, reviving a problem that has persisted for decades despite repeated promises of action. But the bigger concern may be how easily societies learn to tolerate recurring problems once they become familiar, from environmental pollution and weak corporate accountability to the growing influence of artificial intelligence. As AI increasingly makes decisions on our behalf, are we at risk of gradually accepting the erosion of human agency in much the same way we have learned to live with the haze?

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Haze has returned to parts of Malaysia, reviving a problem that has persisted for decades despite repeated promises of action. But the bigger concern may be how easily societies learn to tolerate recurring problems once they become familiar, from environmental pollution and weak corporate accountability to the growing influence of artificial intelligence. As AI increasingly makes decisions on our behalf, are we at risk of gradually accepting the erosion of human agency in much the same way we have learned to live with the haze? Image Credit: Shutterstock

Have We Normalised the Unacceptable?

Sustainability and climate change reporting has become a mainstream element of doing business, but how prepared is our workforce to carry out these responsibilities? We discuss the skills and expertise required to ensure businesses are prepared for ESG monitoring with Reenie Koh of KPMG.

Sustainability and climate change reporting has become a mainstream element of doing business, but how prepared is our workforce to carry out these responsibilities? We discuss the skills and expertise required to ensure businesses are prepared for ESG monitoring with Reenie Koh of KPMG.

Building a Sustainability-Minded Workforce

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015 as a master blueprint of shared ambition for the international community covering 17 broad themes. However global progress on the SDGs has fallen woefully short of targets with only 4 years left to the deadline. What needs to be done to build momentum for the SDGs beyond 2030? We discuss this with Guillaume LaFortune, Vice President and Head of Asia at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Read the Sustainable Development Report 2026 here.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015 as a master blueprint of shared ambition for the international community covering 17 broad themes.&nbsp;However global progress on the SDGs has fallen woefully short of targets with only 4 years left to the deadline. What needs to be done to build momentum for the SDGs beyond 2030? We discuss this with&nbsp;Guillaume LaFortune, Vice President and Head of Asia at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Read the Sustainable Development Report 2026&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href=" https://sdgtransformationcenter.org/reports/sustainable-development-report-2026">here</a>.

Proactive, Not Reactive: Consider an Industrial Strategy for Flood Management

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