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Fishers collecting fish eggs on the Halda river, Bangladesh
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Salt and pollution hit crucial fish breeding grounds in Bangladesh

The Halda River, an important spawning ground for fish and source of livelihoods, is facing greater salinity driven by climate change, water shortages due to dams upstream, and pollution

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Is Cambodia’s thirst for sand putting communities and the Mekong at risk?

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glaciers

Explainer: The disappearing glaciers of the Himalayas

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air quality

Interactive: Unravelling air pollution in Asia

Dibang river Article
Climate Disasters

How the Dibang swallowed two villages in Arunachal Pradesh

Bangladesh river dancing Illustration map
displacement

Loss, longing and rivers – songs of Bangladesh

White-bellied heron in Bhutan Photo Story
endangered species

World’s rarest heron on the brink in its last Himalayan stronghold

Afghanistan drought refugees IDP Article
Water shortage

Bone-dry Afghanistan stares at future famines

Sindh water supply Article
Water pollution

In remote Pakistan villages, access to water no guarantee of safety

Dried-up rice is seen on a paddy field stricken by drought in Soc Trang province in Mekong Delta in Vietnam March 30, 2016. Article
drought

Vietnam struggles to find solutions for extreme dry seasons in Mekong delta

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biodiversity

Lockdowns bring hardship to birders’ paradise in India

Tokyo olympics hydrogen torch renewables fuel Article
Energy transition

Is hydrogen the new oil?

A trekker at Konanag, an alpine lake in Kashmir, Jalal Jeelani Article
tourism

People take up trekking in unprecedented numbers in Kashmir

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Whooper swans and horses belonging to local farmers at a small lake on the floodplain of the Ulz river in summer 2013. A flood had recently replenished the floodplain’s smaller water bodies (Image: Tatiana Tkachuk)
Whooper swans and horses belonging to local farmers at a small lake on the floodplain of the Ulz river in summer 2013. A flood had recently replenished the floodplain’s smaller water bodies (Image: Tatiana Tkachuk)
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A wetland refuge on the Russia-Mongolia border

The Landscapes of Dauria is a UNESCO site home to some of Inner Asia’s most charismatic wildlife, but is threatened by Mongolia’s Blue Horse programme of water infrastructure projects

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Lament of the Brahmaputra riverbank

Locals are voicing the pain of being displaced by floods in their music. The Third Pole travelled along the Brahmaputra river to record their songs.
Mekong river map Explainer
hydropower

What are the impacts of dams on the Mekong river?

The Mekong river feeds jungles, irrigates crops for tens of millions of people, and supports the Tonle Sap lake – the most productive inland fishery on the planet
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indigenous peoples

A bittersweet conservation victory at Nepal’s flagship national park

Chitwan National Park in Nepal has earned international praise for its conservation successes. But the park has evicted some communities and upended many local livelihoods, this in-depth investigation finds
Groundwater sample India Khatauli village Uttar Pradesh Article
Water pollution

Investigation: Hidden water crisis behind India’s sugar dominance

Villagers living in the Uttar Pradesh sugar belt bear the brunt of poorly implemented environmental regulations and water scarcity

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Webinar: Can South Asia work together to combat climate change?

Ahead of COP26, our panellists explore opportunities to address South Asia’s most pressing environmental issues through cross-border cooperation

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The struggle to save Asia’s wildlife The struggle to save Asia’s wildlife 8 Articles
White-bellied heron in Bhutan
endangered species

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biodiversity

Lockdowns bring hardship to birders’ paradise in India

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forests

Will urban forests in Pakistan have a lasting environmental impact?

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