The Third Pole | Understanding Asia's Water Crisis

India, Bangladesh and three dying rivers

October 19, 2018

Dam building and pollution have turned these transboundary rivers into dirty sludge, unable to sustain life
Opinion: the Basha dam and Pakistan’s water crisis

October 18, 2018

As Pakistan approaches absolute water scarcity, the call for more dams is rising, but without changing how the country manages its reservoirs, these may do little good, argues Taimoor Akhtar
Drought in Afghanistan hits food supply

October 17, 2018

Satellite imagery makes it clear that snow and rainfall have been exceedingly sparse in parts of the world, including Afghanistan, and this is leading to drought and displacement
Can agriculture be profitable and sustainable?

October 16, 2018

While commercialisation of agriculture has led to an increase in profits in South Asia – a region marred by poverty and child malnutrition – short-term benefits may hide long-term risks, argues Lipy Adhikari
Photo story: A journey down Myanmar’s Chindwin River

October 15, 2018

Local communities in the remote region rely on the river and its biodiversity for their food, fuel and livelihoods, resources that are increasingly under threat
Pakistan’s chilli production scorched by water shortages, theft

October 12, 2018

Mismanagement of water coupled with its theft has sent production plummeting in the former “chilli capital” of Asia, leaving women and pickers the worst off