Asia Selatan Berita
Indian regulatory codes are largely advisory when it comes to dealing with heat, ignoring humidity altogether, placing millions in danger during heatwaves and monsoons.
As floods become more frequent, Bangladesh boosts warning systems and aid delivery but more needs to be done to mitigate risk.
Evicted local people say marine protected area around Indian Ocean archipelago is a colonial imposition.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Lack of job growth for Bangladesh’s youth fuels campus protests
Mass student-led protests against changes in government jobs quotas highlight deep economic challenges faced by youth.
Pangan & Agrikultur
In Nepal, debate rages on crop-raiding monkeys
Asia Selatan Opini
Funders put billions into the ‘blue economy’ but are ignoring its core principles of equity and sustainability, says Essam Yassin Mohammed.
Amazon workers near Delhi were dripping with sweat. The heat in their warehouse was oppressive, causing exhaustion and dizziness.
To avoid floods, Indian cities need to engage in nuanced, localised and comprehensive planning and development decisions.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
What climate-vulnerable developing countries need right now
International financial flows and mechanisms must be improved to support instead of burden climate adaptation and energy transition efforts of the world's most vulnerable countries.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Rising temperatures threaten India's wheat production
Pangan & Agrikultur
The diet change that can also help the planet
Asia Selatan Podcasts
Karbon & Iklim
Mosquitoes, sun dimming, and the lives at stake
Scientists in the Global South are studying how solar geoengineering could affect their communities. One team in Pakistan is focusing on malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that affects millions in tropical and sub-tropical countries yearly.
Studio EB
The built environment's sprawling carbon footprint can be reined in by giving old buildings a 'climate makeover' as cities grow. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to Vinod Jethani about the benefits and challenges of retrofitting old buildings.
Asia Selatan Rilis Pers
UN Environment Programme
US$134-million initiative aims to eliminate mercury-containing medical devices
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum opens with a resounding call to accelerate SDG action in South Asia
NEU Battery Materials
NUS GRIP Deep tech start-up, NEU Battery Materials raises S$800,000 in seed funding
Imagine H2O Asia
Meet Imagine H2O Asia’s third cohort of water tech startups
Asia Selatan Riset
SolAbility - Sustainable Intelligence
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2019
BirdLife International
State of the World's Birds 2018—taking the pulse of the planet
