The curse of coal
Jharia, the coal-rich belt falling in the eastern state of Jharkhand in India, has one of the largest coal reserves…
India
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Is Ethiopia’s new dam across Nile about hydro power or a political statement?
Traditionally Egypt has enjoyed a higher share of River Nile’s water, given its need and downstream location. Ethiopia’s…
Egypt
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Climate change causing faster snow melt in the Himalayas
Disasters such as the recent flash flood that hit the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand underscore the dangers of climate change…
Foam-covered, polluted River Yamuna plays host to ancient Hindu festival
Chhath Puja, dedicated to the Indian sun god Surya, is a popular festival celebrated with fervour across northern and eastern…
India
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Droughts force residents of hamlet in mid-hill Nepal to migrate
Almost all the families of Puranogaun village in the mid-hills of Nepal have migrated due to climate-induced water scarcity. The…
Nepal
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Why Egypt gets the jitters when Ethiopia dams the Nile
Ethiopia is building a large dam across the Nile within its political boundary, to spur sustainable development through renewable hydropower.…
Ethiopia
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Whose water is it?
'Whose water is it?' Is it the responsibility of just one gender? Is the water and its management…
India
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The intersection between ecofeminism and agriculture
Women are the first to suffer the consequences of climate change and the last to receive economic gains. Adenike Oladosu…
Changing the narrative on Dutch knowledge transfer
In this story, Shahnoor Hasan talks about her attachment with the Dutch Delta Approach and the people who work for…
Introducing a new regional plan for the Mekong Delta
Vietnam’s most southerly region – the Mekong Delta – is highly strategic. This region, home to 17 million inhabitants, contains a…
Vietnam
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Where the sea slowly swallows the city
Rapid growth of industries and poor planning are causing land subsidence and flooding in Semarang and its surrounds in Indonesia.…
The ferryman of the Shukhata Bazar
Unseen forces are driving change around Bangladesh's bustling Shukhata Bazar. Storyteller Shekhar Kanti Ray takes us through this…
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