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Climate change
Records Smashed – New WMO Climate Report Confirms 2023 Hottest Year on Record
The cost of inaction is staggering, the report warns. Between 2025 and 2100, it may reach US$1,266 trillion, representing the difference in losses between a...
Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific Tops List of Most Impacted by Weather Perils
Climate change and associated weather perils will be a key driver of future economic risks and climate adaptation is essential to prevent property losses...
Climate change
If Trump Wins, Africa Will Spiral into Climate Hell
A Donald Trump win in the US presidential elections would spell disaster for climate action in Africa and worldwide. As president, Donald Trump slashed...
Climate change
Nepal Farmers Face Another Year of ‘Agricultural Drought’, Threatening Food Security
Farmers in the mid-hills mainly depend on rainfall for irrigation, but in recent years, they have been experiencing a change in the rainfall pattern...
Climate change
Drought Narrows the Panama Canal, Delays Shipping
The infrastructure faces water shortages due to drought in the country, which limits the pace of maritime cargo transport through the bioceanic route that...
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...
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...
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...
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ILO Reaches Agreement on Living Wages
A decision by the ILO’s Governing Body opens the way for new work by the ILO on estimating and...
Pakistan: Alarming Increase in Honour Killings Grips Swat
Despite legal proceedings against perpetrators of honor killings, many evade justice due to societal norms. Victims often struggle to...
South Asian Network on Human Rights Calls on Bhutan to Free Political Prisoners
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, has called on the Government of...
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ILO Reaches Agreement on Living Wages
A decision by the ILO’s Governing Body opens the...
Pakistan: Alarming Increase in Honour Killings Grips Swat
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