With glacier retreat, permafrost melt, and extreme rainfall events, ICIMOD’s HIMAP report suggests that the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas have to start cooperating far more closely, or pay a huge price

Mining catastrophe in Brumadinho, Brazil, is a tragic tale of cutting costs and failing to learn lessons

Pakistan’s “Ten Billion Trees Tsunami” drive to plant trees across the country may offer a great opportunity to deal with climate change impacts, as long as care is taken in its planning and execution

A new report crystalises the threats that glacier retreat will pose to the Indus basin, particularly vulnerable due to a combination of conflict and mismanaged development

New research helps governments prioritise most vulnerable villages as storms intensify with climate change in the fragile islands of the Sundarbans

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is largely seen as the China Pakistan Economic Corridor in South Asia, but this overlooks the potential for trade, water cooperation and research collaboration

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

No lessons have been learnt from the 2008 floods in India and Nepal, and victims are still waiting for compensation

Flood embankments built along the Karnali in India have exacerbated disastrous floods and made people more vulnerable

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