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South Asia co-operates on climate change
2 commentsSouth Asian countries have agreed that the rivers of the Himalayas should be managed in a novel way to confront the threat posed by climate change.
»Climate Change Seriously Damaging Asia’s Water Tower
No commentsScientists say global warming is melting the Himalayan glaciers, creating lakes in the mountains. Sooner or later these lakes may overflow, flooding downstream areas and leaving many people homeless refugees.
The scientists’ warning was spelt out at a journalists’ workshop recently held in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on the theme “The Third Pole Project: Covering [...]
The great glacier debate
No commentsAre glaciers in the Karakoram mountains surging or receding? Scientists say there is evidence the high-altitude glaciers are growing while the low-altitude ones are retreating — so what impact will that have on water flows in the Indus River, Pakistan’s lifeline?
»Kenya: New laws to safeguard environment
No commentsKenya’s Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka says environmental protection should be entrenched in constititution to help end forest destruction that is blamed for plunging the country into famine.
»Climate refugees of the future
No commentsBangladesh is calling for the rights of environmental refugees to be recognised as the country battles rising sea levels and chronic poverty.
»The Transparent Truth
No commentsFive hundred million people in South Asia and half of the people in China will be directly affected by water scarcity as a result of the retreat of Himalayan glaciers due to global warming.
One of the world’s leading climate change experts has said that South Asian countries and China are not doing enough to address the possible water scarcity that global environmental problems could create.
The High And Low Of It: Looming Water Issues In Bhutan
No commentsEven as Bhutan puts in place plans to manage its water resources, climate change has already reduced water levels in hydel-power driven nation’s rivers.
»Mountainous task
No commentsIn a new race to explore the Himalayas, South Asian governments, international organisations and experts have joined hands for a regional study on the impacts of climate change in the headwaters of Asia’s major rivers.
»Support from European countries for Vietnam’s climate proposal
No commentsVietnam’s call to help the five countries most affected by rising seas gained support at UN climate talks in Poland from several European countries and the UN Environment Program, including France, the Netherlands, the UK, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
»Women take the lead in adaptation projects
No commentsThe environment and development organisation Germanwatch reported in its Global Climate Risk Index that Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. The South-Asian nation has consistently over the past ten years been ranked as one of three countries most affected by extremes of weather. For this reason, significant amounts of money have been invested in developing adaptation strategies. Women, traditionally homemakers in rural communities, have especially benefited from these projects.
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