Central Asian countries fail to boost climate ambitions

January 07, 2021

With the exception of Kazakhstan, Central Asian countries did not take the opportunity to ramp up their emissions reduction targets at the Climate Ambition Summit in December 2020. An environmental campaigner says realisation of the climate crisis is dawning in the region, and that this must be matched with increased ambition

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: A tale of destruction in West Bengal

December 28, 2020

Life is increasingly dangerous on Mousuni in the Sundarbans, which has been dealt consecutive blows by cyclones Bulbul and Amphan

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: Pakistan turns locust threat into chicken feed

December 23, 2020

Pakistani scientists have successfully tried a simple solution to turn the pests into protein and income amid the worst swarms for decades