Asia Pacific‘s leading platform for sustainable development
News / #irrigation
With an aim to stabilise the groundwater table, Bangladesh declared 25 subdistricts of its northwestern part as water crisis zones in late 2025.
Exclusive
Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara and the Malaysian states of Perak and Pahang were raised as examples by industry leaders. Thai and Indoneisan policymakers also said that current tariff structures are being reconsidered to cope with rising water demand.
Food & Agriculture
War and climate stress push Afghan farmers to the brink
Afghanistan’s conflicts repeatedly hurt its farmers who endure droughts, floods and rising financial uncertainty.
Sudan’s Gezira irrigation scheme spans nearly 890,000 hectares (2.2 million acres), pumping water from the Nile to farmers through a network of canals fed by the Sennar Dam.
All #irrigation News
24 September 2025
5 September 2025
3 September 2025
13 August 2025
23 July 2025
26 June 2025
16 June 2025
13 June 2025
5 June 2025
21 May 2025
16 May 2025
8 April 2025
Food & Agriculture
Uttarakhand faces mounting losses as extreme weather intensifies
27 March 2025
Carbon & Climate
New dams cast doubt on Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects
20 March 2025
Carbon & Climate
Limited climate aid leaves Sri Lankan communities vulnerable
31 January 2025
Carbon & Climate
India struggles to get cash to farmers producing carbon credits
Most popular
-
![Marcos Jr at Asean]()
News / Policy & Finance
Philippines urges Southeast Asian neighbours to accelerate renewable energy, stabilise food security at Asean summit
Industry groups say Marcos’ remarks reflect a “growing recognition” of urgent realities facing the region at a time … -
![Mangrove_Mumbai_India]()
Mangroves implicated in a road project face removal or transplantation, raising ecological damage fears and threatening fishers’ way … -
![Crocodile_In_the_Sun_Human_Conflict]()
News / Manufacturing
Indonesia’s crocodile attacks rise as wetlands are cleared for mining, oil palm
Residents on Indonesia’s Bangka Island say wetland destruction from tin mining and oil palm expansion is driving a … -
![SK Hynix at TSMC]()
News / Energy
South Korean chipmakers emerge in ranking of companies with biggest global AI revenue growth
SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are among the world's fastest-growing AI revenue companies on the back of surging … -
![Gas station Laos]()
Opinion / Food & Agriculture
Asean’s next generation of biofuels needs resilience beyond blending
Will scaling biofuels in Southeast Asia make the region more resilient to oil shocks, or does it introduce … -
![Debri_Clearing_Sri_Lanka]()
News / Waste Management
Failed reforms, open dumping fuel Sri Lanka’s urban waste crisis
In a landmark decision, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court recently determined that long-term waste dumping at a site in …
Receive the latest insights daily or weekly.
Strategic Organisations
