Opinion: Tensions rise along the Mekong as science meets strategy
January 11, 2021
Geopolitical concerns around how countries share the river’s resources have grown since the development of substantial infrastructure in Yunnan, China
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January 11, 2021
Geopolitical concerns around how countries share the river’s resources have grown since the development of substantial infrastructure in Yunnan, China
December 30, 2020
After failing to sign a water-sharing agreement with India, Bangladesh receives support from China to develop a USD 1 billion engineering scheme on the Teesta
December 07, 2020
New satellite data shows less rain and warmer weather is further depleting already overexploited groundwater in one of the world’s most populated regions
November 26, 2020
The government committee denies environmental clearance, even as illegal riverbed mining continues all over northern India
November 11, 2020
Courts and legislatures around the world are adopting laws that give nature many of the same rights as people, reviving an ancient solution to the interrelated crises of climate change and biodiversity decline
November 05, 2020
Non-profit organisation INTACH has developed a model of basin management that prioritises the flow of medium-sized and minor rivers in the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins
October 08, 2020
Land use on floodplains needs better regulation so that rivers have space to flood and contribute ecosystem services
October 02, 2020
Experts say embankments create a false sense of protection: in reality, the damage from flooding has increased due to embankments
September 01, 2020
As a massive road-widening project continues to roll through the Indian state of Uttarakhand, residents battle landslides and the future of the environment is unclear
July 22, 2020
As India’s hydropower hotspot, Himachal Pradesh offers important lessons about the huge risks of building large dams in the Himalayas