Flooding, landslides kill at least 40 in southern, central Vietnam
As of Thursday evening, flooding had damaged over 13,000 hectares of rice and crops. A total of 30,731 livestock and poultry have been killed or swept away in the regions.
WFP to invest over US$ 14 million to build climate-resilient food systems in Bhutan
The investment is part of the Country Strategic Plan 2024-2028, which aims to achieve two key outcomes by 2030: establishing climate-resilient livelihoods to enhance food security…
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Neglected and under-resourced for years, adaptation has seen slow progress, as much of the world’s attention has been focused on mitigation, or efforts to reduce planet-warming…
Vietnam’s forests show signs of wildlife recovery
However, a new WWF-Vietnam survey, using 350,000 camera-trap days across 21 forests, still reveals urgent conservation needs.
Unusual November chill—how La Niña will impact India in 2025-26 winter
Increased snowfall benefits water resources and reservoirs, but it also poses challenges, impacting daily life. Low temperatures in northern and central India are good for winter…
Vietnam floods: 10 dead, two missing as Deputy PM orders urgent evacuations in Khanh Hoa
Provincial authorities said nearly 9,000 homes in 14 communes and wards had been inundated, with flood depths reaching up to 1.5m in parts of the north. Landslides were…
Pakistan and the Paris promise: On the wrong side of 1.5°C
Pakistan risks becoming a casualty of the climate crisis it keeps treating as a bargaining chip rather than a survival imperative.
Pakistan bets on AI to tackle smog crisis
Authorities say they are deploying one of the region’s most technologically advanced clean-air programmes, with AI systems at the centre of forecasting, enforcement, and public…
Momentum to transition away from fossil fuels builds as COP30 enters second week
More countries pledged at the event to wean themselves off fossil fuels, although pressure from countries dependent on oil and gas exports made discussions on the green energy…
Heavy rain batters Vietnam’s central region, leaving seven dead and widespread damage
The region reels from severe flooding and landslides after days of relentless rain, leaving seven dead, dozens injured, and thousands of households cut off.