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Uttarakhand villages adapt to life beyond apples
December 18, 2018
As climate change impacts and human intervention push traditional farmers in India’s Uttarakhand to the wall, they are adapting by embracing new crops and livelihoods
Opinion: the human cost of Hilsa conservation
December 17, 2018
It is time to rethink fisheries management systems in transboundary rivers of South Asia from a rights-based approach – despite country-centric claims of ‘success’ in reclaiming fish production
Weak workplan wounds Paris Agreement
December 16, 2018
The Paris Agreement, itself a compromise that is not enough to combat climate change, was further weakened in the details as the work programme was signed off in the annual UN climate summit
Climate passport, anyone?
December 14, 2018
As climate change leads to the flooding of whole countries a “climate passport” may allow the most distressed to settle in countries that have been largely responsible for the impact
Land rights to forest communities a must to control climate change
December 13, 2018
A new report highlights how important the role of forest communities and indigenous people in protecting forests as carbon sinks, and why it is important to recognise these land rights
India and China climb ranks, tentatively, in climate performance
December 12, 2018
Low per capita emissions and ambitious mitigation targets helps India climb the ranks, but globally all countries are just not doing enough to meet emission targets, with emissions in China and coal in India eroding their credibility