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Nepal girds for rice shortage amid delayed monsoon rains, fertiliser crisis

...the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean, are obstructed by the Himalayan mountain range when they try to move north. They then form a low-pressure band, shedding their moisture in the form of rain in th...

11 Aug 2022

Nepal girds for rice shortage amid delayed monsoon rains, fertiliser crisis

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Are CFOs effective stewards of corporate sustainability?

...their corporate commitment to sustainability into tangible actions. On a positive note, the gap means that CFOs can take the opportunity to lead the charge and create long-lasting changes. With the em...

12 May 2022

Are CFOs effective stewards of corporate sustainability?

25 year-old Sneha Shahi, a climate activist

News / Carbon & Climate

India's young climate activists fight on despite crackdown on political freedoms

...the environmental movement. The threat of detainment looms over the decisions young climate activists now make in India. For many young men and women, this is their first foray into activism and they...

28 Jun 2023

India's young climate activists fight on despite crackdown on political freedoms

Women in sustainability talk about gender inequality in the sector

News / Policy & Finance

Our struggles with inequality: women in sustainability tell their stories

...then — and still is — for female entrepreneurs to raise the funds they need to start and run a business. I think it is a lot easier for male entrepreneurs to attract investment and get the support th...

7 Mar 2022

Our struggles with inequality: women in sustainability tell their stories

News / Food & Agriculture

R&D in agriculture and food declining, experts say

...the private sector now outspends the public sector in agri-food R&D worldwide, at a time when almost 90 per cent of the research in the low-income countries still takes place within the public sec...

30 Aug 2022

R&D in agriculture and food declining, experts say

News / Cities

No jobs, water for residents living near one of India’s earliest coal mines

...they have not received any funds from the state,” says Dipak Aturia. Aturia and Ghosh further recall that the ADDA authorities asked them to live in tents for six months after the subsidence, saying t...

7 Sep 2023

No jobs, water for residents living near one of India’s earliest coal mines

Heavily packaged fruit in a supermarket in Singapore.

Opinion / Waste

A bad wrap? Using packaging well to reduce food waste

...the agricultural powerhouse of Indonesia over the last two decades could have fed up to 125 million people. In recognition of the growing worldwide problem, the agricultural chief scientists from the...

16 Jun 2022

A bad wrap? Using packaging well to reduce food waste

News / Cities

Online sales of endangered wild monkeys boom in Myanmar

...the buyers] fascinated [by their behaviour.] The infants are also appealing to them. But baby primates need their mothers who teach them the skills they need for survival. Depriving primates’ contact ...

22 Aug 2022

Online sales of endangered wild monkeys boom in Myanmar

News / Policy & Finance

Paris finance summit breaks new ground in climate, poverty fight

...The event on Thursday and Friday was attended by more than 40 heads of state - including many from Africa - and the chiefs of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At the end of th...

27 Jun 2023

Paris finance summit breaks new ground in climate, poverty fight

News / Policy & Finance

Analysis: Will COP28 bring us closer to a global carbon market?

...the upcoming COP28 climate negotiations? And what role will China play? Finalising the mechanisms for global carbon markets will be high on the agenda at the 28th conference honouring the UN’s Framewo...

29 Nov 2023

Analysis: Will COP28 bring us closer to a global carbon market?

Opinion / Cities

Jakarta's floods are devastating – they don't have to be

...the floodway. The draining system would consist of a gravity system and a polder system. The gravity system is designed for the area where the rainfall excess flows by gravity force into the drainage ...

7 Oct 2022

Jakarta's floods are devastating – they don't have to be

News / Policy & Finance

In crisis-hit Pakistan, rogue loan apps add to financial pain

...the end, she paid about 40,000 rupees in extortion money to stop the threats, but the calls have continued and she has reported the app to the authorities. Ahmed from the markets regulator said aggrie...

1 Jun 2023

In crisis-hit Pakistan, rogue loan apps add to financial pain

News / Cities

Women’s justice in India ‘enhanced by female police’

...the fear of rape is a shared experience for all women.” When women report crimes, the police are often dismissive, guided as they are by patriarchal norms, says Khanna. “The result is that the female ...

18 Jul 2022

Women’s justice in India ‘enhanced by female police’

News / Cities

Commonwealth hard hit by climate impacts

...the bloc. Under current global climate policies, Commonwealth nations face a median 63 per cent hit to their GDP by the end of the century, according to the charity Christian Aid. And poorer Commonwea...

5 May 2023

Commonwealth hard hit by climate impacts

News / Cities

Floods and early snow risk killing off Kashmir's nomadic culture

...the soaring April heat of their hometown to start their annual trek into the hills of Kashmir to graze their livestock, they took 400 sheep and goats with them. But only about 200 animals will make th...

25 Oct 2022

Floods and early snow risk killing off Kashmir's nomadic culture

News / Policy & Finance

Chinese dragon will front Asia’s green finance transition: China watchers

...therwise we are not setting the right incentives for investments in the energy transition.” “If you talk to global investors, that is exactly what they are saying too. They need stability. They need ...

19 Apr 2022

Chinese dragon will front Asia’s green finance transition: China watchers

News / Policy & Finance

EU deforestation rule could be threat or opportunity for Indonesia's smallholders

...the survey also found many smallholders in the four districts lacked clear title to their land. This would make it difficult for the smallholders to comply with the legality element of the EU deforest...

19 Jan 2023

EU deforestation rule could be threat or opportunity for Indonesia's smallholders

News / Policy & Finance

Merger with reporting standards body ISSB desirable but 'impossible', says GRI boss

...the environment and society, he explained. These differences would present a governance "hiccup" if the two entities were merged, he said. Speaking to Eco-Business on the sidelines of the event, van d...

8 Mar 2023

Merger with reporting standards body ISSB desirable but 'impossible', says GRI boss

News / Water

Reclaiming wastewater: a sustainable path for water consumption in India

...the end of June. Officially, there is no confirmation on whether these targets have been achieved; unofficially, The Third Pole understands that although much of the construction is complete, the fina...

20 Jul 2023

Reclaiming wastewater: a sustainable path for water consumption in India

News / Cities

What melting Tibetan glaciers reveal about disease and global warming

...they occur close to the two most populous countries in the world – India and China – where these microbes can easily be transported in the rivers that originate in the Himalayas and the Tibetan Platea...

16 Sep 2022

What melting Tibetan glaciers reveal about disease and global warming

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