2020: The year that coal power took a hit

January 18, 2021

Plans for expansion in South and Southeast Asia were finally re-evaluated, with little prospect for a revival this year

Safe water costs 40 times more in coastal Bangladesh than cities

January 05, 2021

Water is everywhere in coastal Bangladesh, but is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change is turning water sources saline

Best of 2020: Could the Himalayas harbour the next pandemic?

January 01, 2021

Environmental destruction and climate change are driving pandemics, with the Hindu Kush Himalayas a potential hotspot for new emerging diseases

Best of 2020: Bangladesh turns to China to transform Teesta river

December 30, 2020

After failing to sign a water-sharing agreement with India, Bangladesh receives support from China to develop a USD 1 billion engineering scheme on the Teesta

Best of 2020: Will border disputes affect climate research?

December 25, 2020

Scientists hope recent border clashes in the Himalayas and the pandemic will not derail the limited progress made on research cooperation over the past decade

Best of 2020: The forgotten fishers of Bangladesh

December 22, 2020

On Earth Day, a photographic profile of the Jaladash, an impoverished community being swamped by a rising sea