Pakistan 2014: a year of conflict
December 23, 2014
Consumed by fire-fighting domestic political chaos and security crises at the border Pakistan’s government has struggled with natural, economic and conflict-related disasters this year
December 23, 2014
Consumed by fire-fighting domestic political chaos and security crises at the border Pakistan’s government has struggled with natural, economic and conflict-related disasters this year
December 23, 2014
Nepal suffered some of the worst natural disasters in its history this year and launched a massive hydropower development plan
December 23, 2014
India’s environment map was marked by severe floods in Kashmir and a cyclone that battered the eastern coast but also a new industry friendly government that moved to dilute green safeguards
December 23, 2014
We look back at the major environmental stories from a turbulent year
December 22, 2014
Buddhist leaders and locals on the arid reaches of the Tibetan plateau are overcoming water shortages by building ‘ice stupas’ – artificial cones of ice that store water for crops to combat shrinking glaciers
December 19, 2014
Least developed countries were cut out of the UN climate talks, with decisions made by powerful allies behind closed doors, says a member of Nepal’s negotiating team
December 17, 2014
Our interactive map illustrates the impact of China’s controversial South-North Water Transfer project, as water finally reached Beijing last week
December 17, 2014
Hydropower dams on the Tibetan plateau will be inefficient or inoperable because of freezing temperatures and power lines will wreck the region’s natural beauty and exacerbate climate changes, warns geologist Yang Yong
December 16, 2014
Climate talks in Lima end with a call for action that falls far short of what will be required to combat climate change, but UN hopes climate plans in 2015 can scale up effort
December 16, 2014
Dam-builder Sinohydro has an opportunity to prove that it values its reputation and its role as an ambassador of the Chinese state more than the short-term profits of a destructive contract, says International Rivers policy director Peter Bosshard