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Vietnam • 4 min read

“We were happy to live near the river…till the house started tilting”

Riverbank erosion causes severe damage to the affected communities in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Vuong Kha Tu shares an…

Vietnam • 21 Feb 2022

Vuong Kha Tu • 21 Feb 2022

Vietnam • 3 min read

Small-scale solutions to riverbank erosion

On Son Island, located in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, erosion is a major problem. While the government tries to…

Vietnam • 17 Feb 2022

Ly Quoc Dang • 17 Feb 2022

Vietnam • 5 min read

To alleviate the pain behind the lush Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is a fascinating region with lush landscapes and unique river life. But it is threatened…

Vietnam • 15 Feb 2022

Bernard Kervyn • 15 Feb 2022

Bangladesh • 3 min read

Living on the edge

Every year, thousands of hectares of land erode and fall into the rivers in Bangladesh. Rising water levels swallow homes…

Bangladesh • 10 Feb 2022

Md. Nahid Hasan • 10 Feb 2022

Netherlands • 6 min read

Here comes the flood!

Interview series 'The Challenges of Tomorrow' Dutch visual artist Rem van den Bosch Aggravated by climate change, there…

Netherlands • 10 Feb 2022

Joep Janssen • 10 Feb 2022

Interview • 9 min read

"All hands on deck for the Netherlands to deliver now"

Interview series 'The Challenges of Tomorrow' Dutch water envoy Henk Ovink Severe impact of climate change such as…

Interview • 08 Feb 2022

Joep Janssen • 08 Feb 2022

Interview • 9 min read

“Every development should be climate proof”

Aggravated by climate change, there is a surge in sea level rise, floods, droughts and heat waves, and an increasing…

Interview • 07 Feb 2022

Joep Janssen • 07 Feb 2022

Bangladesh • 3 min read

Drinking water crisis in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

Climate change and increasing deforestation are drying up the streams in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh, writes Jiten…

Bangladesh • 01 Feb 2022

Jiten Barua • 01 Feb 2022

Bangladesh • 3 min read

Unbridled groundwater extraction leading to depletion

The Barind Tract in Bangladesh risks desertification in the near future unless indiscriminate abstraction of groundwater is stopped now, writes…

Bangladesh • 25 Jan 2022

Aminul Islam • 25 Jan 2022

Bangladesh • 2 min read

Livelihood of coastal area people

The southern coast of Bangladesh is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal. Shahanaj Akter Poly lives on the southwestern edge…

Bangladesh • 18 Jan 2022

Shahanaj Poly • 18 Jan 2022

Bangladesh • 4 min read

Hardships and solutions

A tale of river basin people in north central region of Bangladesh. How do they deal with water and climate…

Bangladesh • 11 Jan 2022

Shekhar Kanti Ray • 11 Jan 2022

Climate Mitigation • 5 min read

Social media and its role in fighting climate change

Niall O’Connor from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Center believes social media can be a powerful tool to…

Climate Mitigation • 14 Dec 2021

Niall O’Connor • 14 Dec 2021

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