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Agri-business

Climate Change Is Taking a Major Toll on Agriculture. Here’s How to Support Farmers

Smallholder farmers produce one-third of the world's food, and agriculture makes up every second livelihood in Bangladesh. But the country's agricultural sector has been...

OWSA Contributor - 24 January 2024

Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Fish Farms ‘Need Climate Data Support’

Bangladesh is the fifth largest aquaculture producer in the world. But the country’s fish farmers are increasingly impacted by climate-driven events. The say climate...

SciDevNet - 23 January 2024

Agriculture

Cooperative Farming Makes Bangladesh’s Coastal Women Farmers Climate-Resilient

Bangladeshi women cooperative farmers underwent training and support on climate-tolerant agricultural practices, which helped them cope with the adverse consequences of extreme weather events...

Inter Press Service - 12 January 2024

Climate change

Nepal Apex Court Seeks Government Response on Climate Law

Nepal's Supreme Court has sought a written response from the government on a case registered on contempt of court for not making laws as...

OWSA Contributor - 5 January 2024

Bangladesh

Infants at Higher Risk in Flood-prone Areas of Bangladesh

Every year, monsoon season brings extensive flooding to Bangladesh. Now, a study finds that infant mortality rates are higher among those born in rainy...

SciDevNet - 4 January 2024

Agriculture

El Nino to Pile on Suffering Kashmir Saffron Farmers

Rainfall-dependent saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. Climate change has resulted in serious dry spells in Kashmir, made worse with El Nino. Rainfall...

SciDevNet - 3 January 2024

Agriculture policy

What’s in Store for Indian Farmers After COP 28’s Conclusion in Dubai?

During the 14-day period when COP-28 was being held in the opulent Dubai, more than 380 farmers are likely to have killed themselves in...

Inter Press Service - 2 January 2024

Bhutan

Shrinking Himalayan Glaciers Spell Trouble Downstream

Researchers strive to better understand melting glaciers on Asian mountain peaks, the Earth’s ‘Third Pole,’ in light of devastating floods and water supply problems. By...

OWSA Contributor - 9 November 2022

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Amnesty International has issued a stark appeal to governments worldwide: stop the unlawful expulsion of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.

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Pakistan:Residents Demand Accountability as Shakai Dand Dam Languishes Incomplete After 12 Years

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