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Fish

The fight over fish attractors in the Indian Ocean

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Himalayas

Opinion: When preparing for climate disasters, integrate local knowledge

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina interacting with people in suits

Rivers

What will it take for Bangladesh and India to sign transboundary river agreements?

Soil

How bioengineering saved a Himalayan road from floods

Conservation

Van panchayats: upholding forest rights in Uttarakhand’s hillside communities

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Global heating

In South Asia, heat stress kills without a heatwave

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Big data

Data drought: The challenge of AI weather forecasting in India

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Geopolitics

As Pakistan faces pressure on Iran gas pipeline, concerns about energy transition persist

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Climate diplomacy

Opinion: Integrating climate diplomacy and water management in South Asia

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Cities

Analysis: Gwadar floods highlight infrastructural flaws in ‘crown jewel’ city

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Biodiversity

Nepal’s hydropower boom comes at the cost of its fish

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Climate adaptation

Early warning systems: Sharing technology to combat climate change in South Asia

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<p>Piles of coal from the underground mine at Barapukuria in northern Bangladesh, pictured in November 2022. The coal is transported via conveyor belt to the adjoining power plant. Untreated black slurry from the mine is released into local water bodies, which are used to irrigate the surrounding fields. (Image: The Third Pole)</p>

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Bangladesh’s lone coal mine blights once-fertile land

An investigation into Bangladesh’s first and only coal mine in Barapukuria, which local people say has swallowed their land and polluted their rivers

two people with a child by a shrimp trap

Farming

Analysis: Sandeshkhali and the exploitative aquaculture of the Bengal Delta

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Climate impacts

India and Bangladesh must address climate migration together

Endangered species

Light pollution endangers Karachi’s visiting turtles

A three-wheeler vehicle drives past wind turbines in a desert

Energy transition

Opinion: How to unlock clean energy in South and Southeast Asia

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Biofuel

Bio-briquettes tackle India’s climate, pollution and poverty challenges

a group of farmers working in a rice field

Climate adaptation

Analysis: Himalayan countries must focus on what works for adaptation

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Climate impacts

Pakistan launches major study on impact of heat on pregnant women and babies

Glaciers

Interview: ‘To find common ground in the Himalayas is in our self-interest’

A view of the bank of the Ravi River in Lahore

Dams

Shahpurkandi Dam: India-Pakistan experts advocate cooperation for water security

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Climate impacts

Cases in Bhutan illustrate the increasing rise of scrub typhus

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Climate impacts

Commentary: Climate concerns in Gilgit-Baltistan blight winter festivals

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Disasters

Nepal’s migrant workers eye overseas jobs as climate threats loom

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