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Best of 2020: Social distancing a cruel joke for slum dwellers
Packed inside tiny homes on metre-wide lanes, slum dwellers facing the Covid-19 pandemic wonder how they can distance themselves
Posted 21 Dec 2020 in Articles -
India pushes back against strengthening climate pledge
The country is meeting its current unambitious pledge, but it is still pushing coal and failing to protect natural resources needed to protect people from the worst impacts of climate change
Posted 11 Dec 2020 in Articles -
Heatwaves, floods, storms new normal in pandemic year: WMO
People across South Asia and China paid a heavy price in 2020 as severe cyclones, persistent heavy rain and floods set new records
Posted 03 Dec 2020 in Articles -
Eight Hindu Kush Himalayan countries issue a united call
Despite serious tensions, governments recognise their joint dependence on the water tower of Asia
Posted 16 Nov 2020 in Articles -
Opinion: What Biden’s win means for global climate agreements
Even if it is hamstrung by the Senate, Joe Biden’s administration has a strong backing to deliver meaningful action on climate change. This could be the impetus for countries worldwide to follow suit
Posted 13 Nov 2020 in Articles&Opinion -
Tajikistan’s desperate thirst for clean drinking water
Many schemes have been launched, but only 62% of people have access to clean water
Posted 21 Sep 2020 in Articles -
Steep global biodiversity loss puts humanity in peril
The world is losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate, posing grave danger to human health and prosperity, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity warned in its flagship report
Posted 16 Sep 2020 in Articles -
Bangladeshi fishers cannot find Hilsa in peak season
Perpetually indebted, and hit by recurrent fishing bans, millions of fishers are in danger of slipping below starvation level
Posted 03 Sep 2020 in Articles -
Wider roads for pilgrims mean more landslides in Himalayas
As a massive road-widening project continues to roll through the Indian state of Uttarakhand, residents battle landslides and the future of the environment is unclear
Posted 01 Sep 2020 in Articles -
Locust threat forces farmers in Thar desert to keep land fallow
Good rainfall has turned the desert in Pakistan green, but a new generation of locusts has robbed farmers of joy
Posted 20 Aug 2020 in Articles