The Third Pole | Understanding Asia's Water Crisis

Balancing people and energy in the Karnali Basin

August 20, 2018

When policymakers decide whether to build a dam, they need to consider how the river is used by local communities
Sediment and solutions

August 17, 2018

The heavy sediment load in the Himalayan rivers remains a serious challenge to the viability of embankments, and a number of options have been put forward – Nepal and India continue to pursue embankment construction
Embankments enter Nepal

August 16, 2018

While most Nepalese blame the 2008 breach on India, Nepal itself has constructed hundreds of kilometres of embankments, which remain popular, despite fundamental flaws
A dammed history of the Koshi

August 15, 2018

Ten years after the catastrophic Koshi embankment breach, Peter Gill and Bhola Paswan look at the history of embankments in Nepal and northern India
Chemical recycling is coming of age

August 14, 2018

Some plastics cannot be recycled yet, but turning them back to oil could help solve the problem, writes Catherine Early
The changemakers of Soan

August 13, 2018

In Pakistan’s Soan river basin, deeply impacted by climate change, farmers, local leaders, and innovators are embracing technologies to deal with irregular rains and rising temperatures