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Debt-for-nature and climate swaps are difficult and costly to agree but offer one way to unlock the vital finance needed for more sustainable economies.

India envisions to have an interconnected power grid in the South Asian region with many participating countries.

Highlights from the 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES, the global wildlife trade agreement, include greater regulation of the shark fin trade and new protections for South Asian reptiles collected as pets.

The Indian government is moving to a new transboundary way of dealing with air pollution that recognises the problem does not respect political borders.

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Authoritarian governments have weaponised online tools and platforms to control journalists and stifle freedom of expression. By Gayathry Venkiteswaran

South Asia could see 40 million climate migrants by 2030

Tens of millions of people are migrating or are being displaced in South Asia due to disasters brought on by climate change, and the number could rise three-fold in 30 years unless countries in the region take strong measures to mitigate the worst effects of global warming. By Soumya Sarkar

The emergence of teen climate activists like Greta Thunberg is no gimmick. To galvanise climate action and achieve sustainable development, children and a healthy future must be put at the center of national strategies. By Helen Clark

Four in five of the world’s workforce is on lockdown due to Covid-19, with no end in sight. The post-pandemic world order needs one familiar function to tie social sustainability together – human resources. By Amita Chaudhury and Junice Yeo

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