Long-term solutions, collaboration, and planning for resilience amid population growth, scarce resources, and climate-related disasters like Supertyphoon Haiyan are key to achieving sustainable development and growth in Asia, said environment, urban planning, and energy experts who gathered Thursday in the Philippines.  (See related, “Q&A With Philippines Climate Envoy Who’s Fasting After Super Typhoon Haiyan.”)

Thought leaders at the Powering Progress Together forum in Manila also agreed that it’s time to get serious about the increasing pressure on energy, water, and food—the resource “stress nexus” that threatens billions of lives. (See related post: “Father Jett: Voice for University and Youth Action on Climate.”)

The forum, sponsored by Shell,* brought together more than 300 global experts to discuss actions the