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    Sri Lanka Races to Contain Public Health Emergency After Cyclone Ditwah Triggers Nationwide Crisis

    Sri Lanka faces a challenging road ahead: rebuilding damaged infrastructure, restoring health services, and ensuring clean water access are urgent priorities.
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    Disaster risk reduction

    Cyclone Ditwah Brings Worst Flooding in Decades to Sri Lanka, Killing Hundreds

    The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that floods significantly raise the risk of vector-borne, food-borne and water-borne diseases, urging communities to prevent mosquito bites, ensure food safety and use safe drinking water wherever possible.
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    Agriculture

    Heat Stress Threatens India’s Food Future: UN-ESCAP Report Sounds Alarm

    The convergence of climate science and socioeconomic data suggests that heat stress is no longer a future threat for Indian agriculture – it is unfolding now.
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    Agriculture

    Climate Change Supercharges Pakistan’s Monsoon, Turning Summer Havens into Deadly Flood Zones

    Climate researchers warn that Pakistan has little time left. Without decisive action, disasters of the magnitude seen in 2022 and 2025 could become regular events.
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    Bangladesh

    Climate Change Fuels Deadly, Year-Round Dengue Surge in Bangladesh

    It demands not just emergency medical resources, but long-term planning – from urban infrastructure to water governance – to break the cycle of mosquito-borne disease.
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    Clean tech

    India Ranks Ninth Globally in Extreme Weather Risk, Says Germanwatch Report

    Germanwatch’s report urges India and other developing nations to press for stronger global mechanisms at the COP30 climate summit.
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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan: Environmental Catastrophe Deepens After Decades of Conflict

    Without urgent action, environmental collapse could lock Afghanistan into a vicious cycle of poverty, migration, and instability for generations to come. The war may have ended for now, but the battle to save Afghanistan’s environment, and the lives it sustains, is only beginning.
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    Climate change

    Everest Region Identified as Hotspot of Cryosphere Hazards: ICIMOD Study Confirms Thame Flood as Climate-Linked Disaster

    The avalanche’s impact generated a powerful displacement wave that breached a second downstream glacial lake, releasing an additional 303,000 cubic metres of water – a combined total equivalent to 185 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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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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    Pakistan: Spike in Low Birth Weight Alarms Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Experts

    In Upper Kohistan, 98 out of 718 babies – roughly 13.65 per cent – were born underweight, making it the most affected district in the province. Kolai Palas followed with a 9.04 per cent rate (34 out of 376), while Upper Chitral recorded 76 such cases out of 1,212 births, translating to 6.27 per cent.
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    Civil society

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

    As Pakistan grapples with climate change, population growth, and water stress, every stalled dam represents a missed opportunity for resilience.
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    Bangladesh’s Development Finance Faces Existential Threat from Global Aid Squeeze

    The OECD report and discussions underscore that while challenges are severe, opportunities exist if Bangladesh acts decisively.
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    Health Policy

    WHO Calls for Urgent Action as New Cancer Cases are Projected to Nearly Double by 2050 

    The report notes substantial gains in key policy areas. Tobacco use has declined by 27 per cent since 2010, contributing to reductions in lung cancer cases and deaths in some regions.

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