Koshi: The river of life
The Koshi River in northern India is a transboundary river that flows through Tibet, Nepal and India. It is the…
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Climate change and dams force older residents to leave the Mekong Delta
Drought, falling river levels and seawater intrusion are eroding livelihoods on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, forcing many older residents…
Vietnam
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Convincing communities on benefits of using weather information
A survey in east Africa showed that people were not using the weather and climate information that was available. A…
Kenya
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Pakistan’s floods show the need for tech-based climate solutions
With intense rainfall that led to one-third of Pakistan being flooded, yet leaving people water-stressed, experts speaking to Rida Shah…
Pakistan
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Water is another name for life
Many households in Bangladesh drink water from sources already contaminated with disease-causing bacteria and viruses. Dildur Begum explores how communities…
Human activities endangering life in the haors
Farmers in the Haor region of Bangladesh face losses due to too much or too little rain and early flooding.…
Public health is burning in the brick kilns
Rural communities in Bangladesh continue to face climate and health challenges, writes Shahinur Islam.
Farmer Purnachandra of Tularampur has been…
Green shoots
As the sea level rises and storms rage agriculture fields, salinity is turning out to be a major issue for…
India
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The Garden of Eden – Drained to a naught
Believed to be the original Garden of Eden, the Mesopotamian Marshes sheltered rich biodiversity, and sustained the Marsh Arabs’ unique…
Iraq
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A new horizon for smallholders in the Bengal delta
An initiative on weather information service sharing in Bangladesh is leading to a positive impact on the farmers, as they…
Battling for survival along the warming source of Blue Nile
With increasing incidence of erratic rainfall and flooding affecting their crops, groups of small holder farmers switch from rain-fed summer…
Ethiopia
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Dahla Dam – increasing the height vs nature-based watershed management
While the proposal to increase the height of Afghanistan’s Dahla Dam will increase the storage capacity, only nature-based watershed…
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