Climate Change
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Climate Change In South Asia: The cases of Pakistan, Bangladesh and India
Introduction The term “climate change” refers to the shifts in weather conditions. In the past, the Earth went through changes…
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South Asia’s climate challenges are transnational. Its climate solutions must be, too.
By Ahsan Butt This northern summer has highlighted the transnational nature of the climate challenge. Wildfires in Canada have rendered…
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What makes South Asia so vulnerable to climate change?
By Usaid Siddiqui Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan over the past week killed at least 50 people across the country,…
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Climate change in South Asia may cause an increase of domestic violence against women
A study published last week found that increasing temperatures in South Asia are connected to a rise in domestic violence…
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Women from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh bear the climate crisis brunt—but they also hold the key to tackling it
By AARTI LILA RAM and ERIC SHAHZAR South Asia faces numerous challenges in the fight against the climate crisis. Without…
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Bangladesh Offers a Glimpse of the Water Crises of Tomorrow
By Somini Sengupta Bangladesh is a land of water. Its silty rivers rush down from the Himalayas, spill into a…
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Scorching Cities: The Looming Heat Crisis in South Asia
By Abhas Jha Abhas Jha brings attention to the urgent heat crisis in South Asian cities, where rising temperatures threaten…
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Four alarming charts that show just how extreme the climate is right now
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Soaring temperatures. Unusually hot oceans. Record high levels of carbon pollution in the atmosphere and record…
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Extreme weather events claimed 233 lives in India between January and April
New Delhi: Extreme weather events claimed 233 lives and damaged 0.95 million hectare of cropland in the country in the first…
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