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    Water Governance Vital to Future of One Billion People in South Asia

    The future of one billion people in South Asia hinges on a water pact as climate change compounds pressures on water resources and brings...

    Can Traditional Wisdom and Modern Challenges Coexist?

    Baiga people practised shifting cultivation within the forested areas and refrained from ploughing the land, viewing it as akin to harming their Mother Earth,...

    SDGs in Asia – Mind the Widening Gap

    Asia Pacific now seriously lagging on all 17 SDGs. The region is reversing on climate action, stagnant on clean energy and the UN lacks...

    Tribal Communities Pay at the Intersections of FRA and PESA

    The failure of the Forest Rights Act's implementation, compounded by conflicts with other legislations like PESA, underscores the need for a comprehensive and coordinated...

    How Asia Can Unlock $800 Billion of Climate Financing

    Asia-Pacific countries experienced, on average, six natural disasters a year over the past three decades – about twice as many as developing countries of...

    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...

    The Best Climate News You May Not Have Heard About

    The Montreal Protocol — designed to save the ozone layer — is also averting a dangerous amount of global warming. And the US has...

    Push to Top COP27 Agenda with Thorny Compensation Talks

    Developing countries have high expectations from the ‘Africa COP’ due next month as the COP27 president, Egypt, says loss and damage finance is ‘well...
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    Sri Lanka’s Elephant Corridor Plan ‘Unscientific’

    Nearly 5,000 elephants and 1,600 people have been killed in the last 15 years in clashes between elephants and humans in Sri Lanka, home to one of the largest remaining populations of Asian elephants, according to official figures.

    New Projections Show Extreme Glacier Loss Already at 2°C

    Staying close to 1.5°C on the other hand preserves at least some glacier ice in all regions, even Scandinavia, with 20-30 per cent remaining in the four most sensitive regions; and 40-45 per cent in the Himalayas and Caucuses; stressing the growing urgency of the 1.5°C temperature goal and rapid decarbonization to achieve it.

    Government Extends Interest Relief for Farmers, Reinforces KCC and MISS as Pillars of Agricultural Credit

    Through the KCC framework, farmers benefit from revolving credit facilities for up to five years. This flexible structure allows them to draw and repay funds as per their seasonal requirements without having to reapply for loans each season.

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    Sri Lanka’s Elephant Corridor Plan ‘Unscientific’

    Nearly 5,000 elephants and 1,600 people have been killed in the last 15 years in clashes between elephants and humans in Sri Lanka, home to one of the largest remaining populations of Asian elephants, according to official figures.

    New Projections Show Extreme Glacier Loss Already at 2°C

    Staying close to 1.5°C on the other hand preserves at least some glacier ice in all regions, even Scandinavia, with 20-30 per cent remaining in the four most sensitive regions; and 40-45 per cent in the Himalayas and Caucuses; stressing the growing urgency of the 1.5°C temperature goal and rapid decarbonization to achieve it.
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