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    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...
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    Unchecked Constructions on River Beds Exacerbated Pakistan Floods

    Officials and politicians are now waking up the rampant, illegal encroachments and constructions on the beds of the Swat river and other watercourses. They...
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    Disaster Management

    Balochistan Floods: From Nightmare to Rehabilitation

    Islamic relief is one of many organizations working in the flood affected areas of Balochistan to provide shelters to homeless flood-ravaged families. Abdul Shakoor Khan As...
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    Bhutan

    Bangladesh Plans $230 Billion Climate Change Plan Spread Over 27 Years

    Months ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP27 in Egypt, Bangladesh is set to unveil a massive National Adaptation Plan that it will...
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    Climate change

    Pakistan’s People Victims of Calculus of Climate Injustice: António Guterres

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said at the United Nations General Assembly that a third of Pakistan had been deluged and that many island States...
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    Climate change

    ‘What happened in Pakistan will not stay in Pakistan’, PM Shehbaz Sharif Warns

    Sharif had recently actively sought international help for the flood-hit country on international platforms, including at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan, in...
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    Disaster Management

    UN Revises Pak Flood Appeal to US$ 816 Million to Avert ‘Second Wave of Death and Destruction’

    The United Nations has upscaled its humanitarian appeal for the flood affected people of Pakistan to US$ 816 million from previous US$ 160 million assistance,...
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    Disaster Management

    Pak PM Sharif Delays Launch of Flood Relief Dashboard

    The launch of the dashboard has been deferred to next Thursday when the prime minister is scheduled to meet with representatives of friendly countries...
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    Bangladesh

    Deadly Monsoon Fury: Bangladesh Battles Widespread Flooding Crisis

    This 2026 event arrives after earlier haor region floods earlier in the year, underscoring recurring pressures. Migration to urban centres and climate adaptation efforts remain critical long-term challenges.
    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Targets Poverty Eradication: Aswesuma Programme Set for Phase-Out by 2030

    Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.
    Civil society

    Civil Society Rallies Behind Bengaluru Street Vendors: “Don’t Sacrifice Livelihoods for Footpaths”

    Street vendors embody the resilience of India’s informal economy. Their struggle highlights the need for policies that listen to the voices of the working poor rather than displacing them in the name of progress.

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    Bangladesh

    Deadly Monsoon Fury: Bangladesh Battles Widespread Flooding Crisis

    This 2026 event arrives after earlier haor region floods earlier in the year, underscoring recurring pressures. Migration to urban centres and climate adaptation efforts remain critical long-term challenges.
    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Targets Poverty Eradication: Aswesuma Programme Set for Phase-Out by 2030

    Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.
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