thethirdpole.net’s Nepal editor rafted down Nepal’s longest and wildest Himalayan river with activists who hope to save it from hydropower developers

Despite being massively impacted by the effects of climate change evidenced in the Arctic, South Asia is largely missing from the policy dialogue, although that may be slowly changing.

Rooftop solar power for residential housing societies is now as much as 50% cheaper than electricity produced through diesel generators, a new study has found

With typhoons, rainfall and drought all expected to increase, provinces must do more to adapt

The capital city’s water supply is too toxic to treat, with officials trying to divert water from fresher rivers rather than clean up the mess

Indigneous Lepchas hope they can block yet another large hydropower project in the Himalayan state of Sikkim, at a UNESCO world heritage site

The Trump administration may scuttle the Clean Power Plan but states remain committed to a low carbon future

Imperceptible rise in sea levels and changes in weather patterns is making Mumbai and the west coast of India more vulnerable to severe cyclonic storms

Shanghai’s waterways no longer stink, but politicians still struggle to balance environmental risk with opportunities for economic growth

A deal to allow cruise ships to pass between India and Bangladesh in the world’s largest mangrove could open the way for deeper cooperation between the countries along shared rivers