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南亚 新闻
The Sirsiya River, once central to daily life, agriculture, and religious rituals in southern Nepal, is now heavily polluted with industrial waste and sewage, rendering it a public health hazard.
On 1 February, India’s Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the government’s budget for 2026, which included a new US$2.2 billion funding push for carbon capture technologies.
Unseasonal rains, pest outbreaks and land degradation are driving crop losses in India, while toxins, poor grain quality and delayed harvests threaten health and incomes.
Palm oil players welcomed the new standard, which also covers traceability requirements for Scope 3 emissions. However, it does not cover the measurement of forest carbon yet, which the standard setter said it needs more time to develop.
南亚 观点
政策和金融
A message from Islamabad to New York: The demand for tax justice is an unstoppable global tide
On 27 January, a landmark ruling on high-earning individuals and large corporations by Pakistan's newly-established Federal Constitutional Court provided a "powerful blueprint" in seeking an overhaul of the international tax system.
Kerala’s experience in fighting poverty holds some important lessons for developing Asean countries. The Indian state removed severe destitution by addressing nutritional, health and educational needs.
At 2°C warming, US$1.2 trillion a year is needed to protect everyone exposed to climate hazards. That may sound expensive, but the benefits of this adaptation would exceed the cost by roughly seven times.
Despite accurate forecasts, weak cyclones in South Asia triggered deadly floods – highlighting how warmer oceans are amplifying rainfall and reshaping cyclone risks in a warming climate.
南亚 播客
Getting climate finance on the agenda for COP30 negotiations is expected to be contentious. This article features the first half of a conversation with two veteran attendees of the annual United Nations climate conference.
In the latest episode of 'On the frontlines', the real estate giant's ESG head tells the EB Podcast that while there has been no pushback on climate action by corporate India, questions remain over whether the booming real estate sector is decarbonising fast enough.
企业社会责任
ESG in retreat? In India more companies see climate action as strategic: Mahindra CSO Ankit Todi
In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent climate action.
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.
南亚 新闻发布稿
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
East and South Asia maintain solid growth prospects despite heightened uncertainty: UN report
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report
World Economic Forum
Chief economists warn of weak growth as economic environment shifts
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh
南亚 研究
SolAbility - Sustainable Intelligence
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2019
BirdLife International
State of the World's Birds 2018—taking the pulse of the planet
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