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Bangladesh and India need to talk about sharing water on two major rivers, the Teesta and Ganges. But experts on both sides say much depends on political consensus and the right atmosphere for negotiations.
Researchers emphasise the critical importance of water governance for the future of one billion people in South Asia, highlighting that climate change exacerbates pressures on water resources and poses a risk of destabilisation, thereby advocating for integrated river basin management approaches.
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Cases in Bhutan illustrate the increasing rise of scrub typhus
A zoonotic disease associated with heavy rain, humidity and changing weather patterns, as well as the proliferation of rodents in close proximity to humans is expanding its reach.
The collapse of a road tunnel in November 2023 made global headlines, but it is only one of many tunnel-related disasters in the Himalayan region.
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