Regional Cooperation

How can countries come together for sustainable development?

water cooperation

Interview: Pou Sothirak on protecting the Mekong and powering Cambodia

Cambodian academic and former politician Pou Sothirak talks about conservation, safeguarding the Mekong and Cambodia’s potential to transition to solar energy

glaciers in the himalayas

Explainer: The disappearing glaciers of the Himalayas

Interactive: Unravelling air pollution in Asia

South Asia climate change regional cooperation

Webinar: Can South Asia work together to combat climate change?

Nam Khan River View from Phou SI hill, Luang Prabang (image: Alamy)

Impending Luang Prabang dam sparks Unesco heritage impact assessment

Mirlan Piridin, 26, stands in front of the destroyed house where he lived with his parents, in the border village Ak-Sai, Batken region, Kyrgyzstan. Hours before the house was destroyed by an artillery shell, the family managed to evacuate (Image: The Third Pole)

What drove the worst Kyrgyz-Tajik conflict in years?

The Red River in the city of Lao Cai in Vietnam, Linh Pham

regional cooperation

China hydropower puts pressure on Red River communities

Sahiwal power plant Pakistan China

Opinion: A BRI alternative must contend with past mistakes

A solitary woman, covered in traditional head scarf, walking towards the Indus River near Skardu in Northern Pakistan [image: Alamy]

Indus basin management demands political cooperation

Highlights

Covid-19 hits Bhutan-India water cooperation

Bhutanese officials scramble to restore irrigation channels after farmers thwarted by sealed border

Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General

Pandemic effect – can we save the SDG on water and sanitation?

The Covid-19 pandemic could be the spur needed to aggressively pursue the Sustainable Development Goals, especially on water and sanitation, but it is unlikely to happen without significant assistance to developing countries

five women walk through fishing pond on Mekong river

water cooperation

Opinion: Did China turn off the lower Mekong? Why data matters for cooperation

Controversy over Mekong drought shows dangers of lack of transparency and secrecy over shared rivers

2013 earthquake Nepal Kathmandu

South Asia needs a transnational seismological organisation

Farmer Som Boo sprays insecticide on his rice field in Reang Kesei, located in Cambodia's western Battambang province February 10, 2009. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (CAMBODIA)

Cambodian farmers can no longer rely on the Tonle Sap lake

Washington, United States. 27th Jan, 2021. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration's response to climate change at an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington DC, January, 2021.

Comment: Biden’s finance pledge is inadequate for climate justice

Comment: Onus is on Pakistan to ensure CPEC has environmental mandate

Karachi flood Pakistan climate change.

Comment: Why was Pakistan left out of Biden’s climate summit?

plastic pollution in Asia's transboundary rivers

Water pollution

Webinar: Rivers of Plastic

Baglihar dam

water cooperation

Indus water talks resolve little, but raise hope for dialogue

small pratincole, Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok

Volatile Mekong threatens birds’ nests

Interview: Bangladesh ‘cannot have’ a fixed delta plan for 2100

The Suuluu-Tegerek field in the Chatkal region has been mercilessly exploited by investors for a long time. The river bed has been destroyed, impacted local flora and fauna, landscape at the foot of the mountains has changed

Gold mining at heart of recent Kyrgyz political turmoil

Climate adaptation

'ICIMOD’s work is aimed towards goal of resilience building'

Climate Disasters

Budhi Gandaki: Nepal’s mega-dam remains a mirage

Sahiwal coal power plant

carbon emissions

Comment: China’s carbon markets offer Pakistan a big opportunity

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