Environment

Gwadar often sees intense seasonal rains that can cause flooding. Recent CPEC-linked development in the rapidly growing city may be making that problem worse.

Will this be the fate too of roads and rails planned to link this landlocked region with South and Southeast Asia?

The discovery is a reminder of the rich aquatic ecology that is at risk from unbounded hydropower developments.

Amid Mongolia's mining boom, cultural sites such as ovoos (cairns) need special protection.

Local tribal women are determined to continue their decade-long resistance against destruction of their forests.

Indians are demanding more government action to deal with the deadly heat, while experts say combating climate change is the only long-term solution.

Supplies of coal at thermal power plants are running perilously low, underscoring India’s need to diversify energy sources.

The Phou Ngoy dam is one of nine hydropower projects that the Lao government is planning on the mainstream of the Mekong River.

A conversation with journalist Abby Seiff about the challenges facing Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake.

The re-emphasis on coal is a setback to efforts to cut emissions, as it “locks China into a more high-carbon path.”

Renewables make up 3/4 of Chinese energy investments at home, but only 1/4 abroad. One reason is the Chinese financial system’s preference for SOEs, which these days are looking for markets to unload excess capacity.