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    Nepal Pioneers Asian Climate Finance with $55 Million LEAF Coalition Deal

    Despite the optimism, experts warn of hurdles in ensuring equitable distribution and community access to funds. Past REDD+ pilots in Nepal have faced criticism for bureaucratic delays and inadequate consultation with marginalized groups, including indigenous Tharu and Chepang communities in the targeted provinces.
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    Nepal Earns Nearly $39 Million from Power Exports to India Despite Deadly Floods

    The latest monthly figures, achieved against a backdrop of disaster recovery, reinforce confidence in the export model.
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    Mekong Delta Farmers Turn to Saltwater as Rising Seas and Upstream Dams Reshape Vietnam’s Rice Bowl

    The shift also aligns with Vietnam’s broader ambition to expand high-quality, low-emission rice production.
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    Sri Lanka Invites NGOs and Public to Pay Fines and Free 1,454 Eligible Prisoners

    The decision to open the door to external payment of fines is a pragmatic acknowledgement that not every person currently incarcerated needs to remain there.

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    Nepal Earns Nearly $39 Million from Power Exports to India Despite Deadly Floods

    The latest monthly figures, achieved against a backdrop of disaster recovery, reinforce confidence in the export model.
    Agriculture

    Mekong Delta Farmers Turn to Saltwater as Rising Seas and Upstream Dams Reshape Vietnam’s Rice Bowl

    The shift also aligns with Vietnam’s broader ambition to expand high-quality, low-emission rice production.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka Invites NGOs and Public to Pay Fines and Free 1,454 Eligible Prisoners

    The decision to open the door to external payment of fines is a pragmatic acknowledgement that not every person currently incarcerated needs to remain there.
    Clean tech

    Nepal Earns Nearly $39 Million from Power Exports to India Despite Deadly Floods

    The latest monthly figures, achieved against a backdrop of disaster recovery, reinforce confidence in the export model.
    Clean tech

    UN Report Warns World on Track for 2.8°C Warming This Century as 1.5°C Limit Slips Beyond Reach

    Experts at UNEP say that the Emissions Gap Report 2026 does not abandon the 1.5°C goal. Instead it reframes the challenge: minimise the height and length of the overshoot and chart a credible return path.

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