Beyond the Mekong | Environment | Southeast Asia

Pablo Berrutti discusses Nepal’s glacial collapse, Indonesia’s wildfires, and why efforts at climate mitigation are falling short.

Mud covers buildings and properties following devastating floods in Trishuli, Nuwakot District, Nepal, Aug. 27, 2026.

Pablo Berrutti is founder and managing director of Altiorem, a sustainable finance library, and a strategic advisor with a background in the integration of artificial intelligence, measuring the impact of climate change and its impact on business.

This includes banks and insurance companies and their awkward relationships with factoring in the challenges of climate change and confronting their responsibilities, which have recently been sorely tested by the arrival of a super-charged El Niño weather phenomena.