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Environment
‘China’s Next Act’: Sustainability and Technology in China’s Rise
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Scott M. Moore.
Why China Won’t Play Power Politics With the US at COP 27
By Taylah Bland
With comparisons no longer in its favor on climate leadership, Beijing will stick to promoting its existing commitments.
The Anatomy of Pakistan’s 2022 Floods
By Mariyam Suleman Anees
Pakistan just experienced one of the most devastating floods in its history. Could the government have prevented some of the losses?
India-led Alliance Bats for Diverse Solar Energy Market
By Sibi Arasu
The global market is almost entirely reliant on China for solar products, with 15 percent of global supply coming from one Chinese plant alone.
China and the ‘Two Arctics’
By Marc Lanteigne
As Arctic multilateralism fractures over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s approach to the region is in need of a rethink.
Why is India’s Dibrugarh Perennially Under Threat of Erosion and Floods?
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Dibrugarh’s geography – it is a mix of flood plains, lakes, swamps, sandbars and highlands – makes it vulnerable to flooding.
India’s Dams and Pakistan’s Water Crisis
By Safina Nabi and Syeda Sana Batool
The country is being strangled by a chronic water shortage that stands to exacerbate tensions with its giant eastern neighbor.
India’s Grand Plan for Kashmir Dams
By Safina Nabi
The seven new dams that India is constructing in the fragile ecology of Indian-administered Kashmir will carry a high human and environmental cost.
Will the Mekong River Really Become the Next South China Sea?
By Sebastian Strangio
Amid competition between China and the U.S., the question of the river's fate has been imbued with a strategic undercurrent.
India Initiates Measures to Tackle Floods From Glacial Lake Outbursts in Himalayas
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Several Indian states are vulnerable to glacial lake outbursts as there are 9,575 glaciers in the Himalayan region contiguous to the country.
Powerful Typhoon Strikes North Philippines
By Jim Gomez and Aaron Favila
The most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines this year slammed ashore in Burdeos town in Quezon province before nightfall on Sunday.
Australia’s Budding Climate Change Reversal
By Grant Wyeth
Canberra now seeks to play a leading diplomatic role in the global effort to cut carbon emissions, but actions are more important than words.