Biodiversity of Hindu Kush Himalayas will plummet by 2100
February 15, 2019
The global biodiversity hotspot will lose up to 87% of original habitat by the end of the century, with repercussions around the world
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Stories on water scarcity, use, efficiency in agriculture, industry and cities across the region
February 15, 2019
The global biodiversity hotspot will lose up to 87% of original habitat by the end of the century, with repercussions around the world
February 13, 2019
A new survey found waterfowl numbers are dropping in Kaziranga national park – the world-famous home of the one-horned rhino – due to climate change and human activity
February 06, 2019
These rivers sustain life in the mountains and supply critically-needed water to the bigger rivers in the Ganga basin
February 05, 2019
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
January 31, 2019
A cascade of dams is changing the river’s ecology and threatening riverweed – a traditional source of food in northern Laos
January 29, 2019
Communities say the company has failed to take into account the huge social and environmental impacts of dredging the river for commercial shipping
January 15, 2019
As climate change comes to Mustang, one of Nepal’s remotest district, the apples of the region, famous throughout the country, are slowly disappearing, moving to the north
January 14, 2019
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
January 13, 2019
Farming in the delta depends on silt, which is being blocked by dams in other countries upstream
January 08, 2019
Nepal’s largest dam project is caught up in wider regional political play, leaving locals in limbo for decades