Disaster risk reduction

Bhutan, India and the Tibetan plateau all host growing inventories of potentially dangerous lakes.

The plan underscores both the technical feasibility of continuous industrial monitoring at scale and the practical difficulties of extending such systems to thousands of smaller enterprises.

The human cost is measured not only in the 27 confirmed deaths and four missing, but also in the 1,082 families whose homes or livelihoods have been disrupted at a moment when many were still recovering from August’s far larger trauma.

Permanent housing, reliable food assistance, income opportunities and protection from the elements are still out of reach for many in Chawkay and neighbouring districts.

Continuous heavy rainfall battering Nepal since Thursday has triggered floods and landslides that have claimed at least six lives, left five people missing and paralysed road networks in several provinces.

The Climate Impact Lab plans to update its projections as El Niño evolves, providing decision-makers with continually refined guidance. The message is clear: the Super El Niño of 2026–27 is both a humanitarian emergency and a warning.

For a small island nation whose health system is already under strain, the fight against HIV has become one of the most pressing public health challenges of the decade.

The webinar, organised by Doyens of Peace in collaboration with Hyderabad-based COVA Peace Network, brought together youth panelists under 40 and senior voices from across the SouthAsia region.