MY Climate Observatory

Understanding Southeast Asia’s Forest

This is the 7th article in the Crops in Southeast Asia series.

Southeast Asia is located within the tropical climate zone, hosting 15% of the world’s tropical forests. Tropical forests are key for our carbon cycle as they stock…

Beijing’s Air Quality

Understanding the air condition of the city of haze in China.

We have discussed Southeast Asian Haze in our previous article here (link) and we knew that it deteriorates the air quality of Southeast Asian countries. When we…

Indonesia’s Forest Fire and the Southeast Asian Haze

Transboundary air pollution is not news to Southeast Asians. The Southeast Asian Haze is large-scale transboundary air pollution that occurs regularly between April and October. The haze issue severely affects countries in the region such…

Singapore’s Air Pollution and Its Implications

Understanding air pollution in Singapore and how it affects its residents’ health.

Air pollution in Singapore is measured locally by the country’s Pollutant Standards…

Malaysia Air Pollution

Understanding Malaysia’s air quality.

Greenhouse gas emission is one of the main reasons for air pollution. Air pollution has become a serious issue around the world. In this article, we are going to discuss Malaysia’s air condition by…

Air Pollution in Southeast Asia

The mean exposure to PM2.5 remains high in the region, posing…

How agriculture affects Southeast Asia’s air

Understanding the region’s air condition as it develops its agriculture sector.

Greenhouse gases (GHG) absorb infrared radiation, trap heat in the atmosphere and cause an…

Greenhouse Gas Emission in Southeast Asia

Tracking the trend behind the air we live in.

Food Insecurity in Timor-Leste

This is the 7th article in the Crops in Southeast Asia series.

The food insecurity problem has been plaguing Timor-Leste since its independence in 2002. Both the prevalence of undernourishment and the percentage of children under 5 years of age who…