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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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    Bangladesh

    PM Hasina’s Disaster Resilient Housing Project Stands Out, Even as Cyclone Sitrang Leaves 25 Dead

    There has been no information about any damage so far to any house constructed as part of the Ashrayan project, as the houses were...
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    Sri Lanka’s Vulnerable Forced to Risk “A Pathway To Destitution”, Says Red Cross Assessment

    The deepening economic crisis is forcing people to make heartbreaking choices between going hungry, buying life-saving medicine, or finding the money to send children...
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    Bangladesh

    Tidal Waves on St. Martin’s Islands and 90 Km and Hour Winds Define Cyclone Sitrang

    Cyclone Sitrang started crossing the coast of Bangladesh between Chittagong and Barishal, with wind speeds of up to 90 km per hour by evening. Towering...
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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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    Disaster Management

    Death toll from avalanche in India’s Himalayan state climbs to 26

    Officials say the search is still on for the remaining three missing mountaineers still underway in Uttarakhand state. The death toll from an avalanche in...
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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
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