Aid
Sea-level rise ‘may cross two metres by 2100
An ADB report warns that sea levels in the Asia-Pacific could exceed two metres by 2100 due to the double whammy of sinking land mainly due groundwater withdrawal […]
Tag: sea level rise
Climate
Melting glaciers drove ‘21% of sea level rise’ over past two decades
Ayesha Tandon Glacier melt across the world has accelerated over the past two decades, a new study finds, with the resulting meltwater accounting for […]
Cities
Safe water costs 40 times more in coastal Bangladesh than cities
Riyan Talha Water is everywhere in coastal Bangladesh, but is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change is turning water sources […]
Biodiversity
South Asia could see 40 million climate migrants by 2030
Soumya Sarkar Unless South Asian countries start working quickly, and in cooperation, they could soon be flooded by tens of millions of climate migrants. […]
Climate
How Mauritius, a Small Island Developing State, is adapting to sea level rise
As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the middle of the Indian Ocean with a high dependency on marine resources, Mauritius has come […]