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. […]
Tag: South Asia
COVID-19
One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever UN estimates
Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, […]
Biodiversity
Locust attack threatens food security in Pakistan, South Asia
Muhammad Akbar Notezai; Atika Rehman As FAO warns of major blow to food supply, farmers say locusts are already gobbling up their crops and […]
Disasters
Colonial Hangover: Engineering a season of floods
Insurgent South Asian rivers breached embankments repeatedly, turning engineered floodplains into hydrological dystopias, but dams kept getting built, and embankments kept getting longer and […]
Data & Reports
Targeting non-communicable diseases, icddr,b in Bangladesh is paving the way for a healthier future
Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) were a facet of developed countries, but there has been a considerable shift (in lifestyles, diets etc) in the past 15-20 […]