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The Shrinking Caspian Sea: An Environmental and Geopolitical Emergency

The Shrinking Caspian Sea: An Environmental and Geopolitical Emergency

By Vadim Ni
Allowing the Caspian Sea to succumb to industrial exploitation and climate-induced desiccation would be an irreversible tragedy.

How the Exit of US Banks From the Net-Zero Banking Alliance Threatens Climate Finance in Southeast Asia

How the Exit of US Banks From the Net-Zero Banking Alliance Threatens Climate Finance in Southeast Asia

By Ardhi Rasy Wardhana
Without the participation of U.S. banks in the NZBA, the already limited pool of climate finance may shrink further.
Confronting India’s Silent Killer: Silicosis 

Confronting India’s Silent Killer: Silicosis 

By Arkaprabha Sau
Preventing silicosis demands integrating technological, public health, and sustainable livelihood solutions.

Sustaining Sri Lanka’s Nascent Climate Finance Ambitions

Sustaining Sri Lanka’s Nascent Climate Finance Ambitions

By Anushka Wijesinha
Sri Lanka has been taking an increasingly active role in the global discourse on climate finance for vulnerable economies. Will the new president continue these efforts?

India’s Response to World’s Largest Dam in China Faces Local Opposition

India’s Response to World’s Largest Dam in China Faces Local Opposition

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project will generate electricity and regulate water flow. But locals are angry about government secrecy over the project.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Could Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal Worsen Water Scarcity in Central Asia?

Could Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal Worsen Water Scarcity in Central Asia?

By Andrew Kuchins and Elvira Aidarkhanova
The canal's completion could exacerbate regional conflict, but also presents an opportunity for regional cooperation. 

Mongolia’s Political Double Speak on Combating Air Pollution

Mongolia’s Political Double Speak on Combating Air Pollution

By Bolor Lkhaajav
For decades, policymakers have promised the same solutions, but implementation remains far behind the rhetoric.
Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition: Whose Justice?

Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition: Whose Justice?

By Hướng Thiện
Vietnam’s so-called Just Energy Transition Partnership is actually “enabling serious human rights harms by the Vietnam government.”

How Lahore’s Smog Crisis Endangers Women’s Health and Fertility

How Lahore’s Smog Crisis Endangers Women’s Health and Fertility

By Fizza Abbas
There is a gender gap in the impact of air pollution, which could produce a future fertility crisis in Pakistan.

Nepal Bans Everest Helicopter Sightseeing

Nepal Bans Everest Helicopter Sightseeing

By Birat Anupam
It can be expected to impact the Himalayan country’s tourism industry.

Nepal’s Mountain Communities Contemplate the End of ‘Himalayan Gold’

Nepal’s Mountain Communities Contemplate the End of ‘Himalayan Gold’

By Eileen McDougall
Over-picking and climate change threaten the future of yartsa gunbu and the communities that have come to rely on income generated by the lucrative fungus.
COP29 Failed the ‘Third Pole’: Wither Tibet in the Climate Agenda?

COP29 Failed the ‘Third Pole’: Wither Tibet in the Climate Agenda?

By Varuna Shankar and Jagannath Panda
The U.N. process shows little appetite for addressing the urgent climate crisis on the Tibetan Plateau – in part due to China’s apathy.

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