Farming in the delta depends on silt, which is being blocked by dams in other countries upstream

Nepal’s largest dam project is caught up in wider regional political play, leaving locals in limbo for decades

Fleeing brutality, the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been settled along elephant corridors, sparking conflict with the gentle giants of the forests, who have been – in turn – displaced

Bangladesh and India face common issues in the mangrove forest that straddles their border; joint reporting on them increases understanding and potential cooperation

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

Strict implementation of the seasonal bans on Hilsa fishing has brought the species back from near extinction, but the government is struggling to adequately help the poor fishermen these bans have effected

The rise in sea levels due to climate change is likely to turn the soil more saline in large parts of the Sundarbans region in India and Bangladesh, making cultivation unviable and forcing mass migration

Pumpkin cultivation on sandbars has drawn hundreds and thousands out of extreme poverty in Bangladesh, and this change of cultivation patterns may pave the way for others as water flow in the Teesta declines

While government negotiations have got nowhere, discussions between NGOs and academics in India, China and Bangladesh have finally opened the way for greater cooperation over water

Farmers shift from paddy to mango as water dwindles and heat rises, forcing now-redundant farm labour to borrow for survival and go into bondage