Ten articles you should have read on The Third Pole in 2016

1. Jolted into action by oil spills, Bangladesh activates five-year old regional cooperation agreement

Bangladesh signed a regional cooperation agreement in 2010 but recent disasters have only now gotten it moving to formulate a contingency plan and receive regional cooperation

2. Fishermen to turn dolphin saviours in Bangladesh

An innovative programme in Bangladesh seeks to turn fishermen, often those whose actions most endanger dolphins, into their saviours.

3. The Koshi River: a journey down the lifeline of Nepal

From the high Himalayas to the plains, one of the largest tributaries of the Ganga has the power both to unleash disaster and to transform the country’s economy

4. Seven year old sues Pakistan government over climate change

Girl claims plans to develop dirty coal deposits will exacerbate climate change and deprive future generations of the right to healthy life

5. The great Indian river trick

Putting dying rivers in India on life support by diverting water at enormous cost from other river basins wins popular support, but raises serious questions about who has the right to use this increasingly scarce resource

6. South Asian women missing in climate change debates

South Asian women are underrepresented at climate change talks, despite greater women’s representation from other countries, revealing structural problems

7. Afghanistan’s coming water crisis

Decades of conflict have left Afghanistan’s water infrastructure in a mess, and as refugees return to the country the prospect of water-related conflicts rises

8. Southeast Asia’s last major undammed river in crisis

China has suspended dams upstream of the Salween but the Myanmar government is pushing ahead with Chinese backed dams downstream, despite environmental costs

9. The future of Bhutan’s hydropower

The managing director of Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation, Chhewang Rinzin, talks about challenges and future of hydropower

10. World Bank drawn into Indus Waters Treaty dispute

As tensions continued to mount between India and Pakistan throughout 2016, the World Bank, a signatory to the Indus Waters Treaty, was drawn into the dispute between the two countries.