Heavy rains cause flooding across four provinces in Cambodia, more bad weather on the way
More than 300 houses and some infrastructure in four districts of Siem Reap have been affected, according to the Siem Reap provincial information department.
How climate change-driven displacement is reshaping Pakistan’s cities
The intersection of climate change and internal displacement presents a complex array of challenges, both immediate and long-term term for cities and for the people who are forced…
Unravelling typhoons and emerging climate trends
Typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones are a natural weather phenomenon, but climate change makes them more severe, causing greater damage to infrastructure and economies, an expert…
Disaster declared as drought pushes South Korea’s Gangneung to brink
The drought in Gangneung has been coined a “flash drought” by experts, caused by scarce rainfall and record-breaking heat waves that quickly evaporated the little amounts of…
War, then water: Pakistan’s border villagers face back-to-back evacuations
Across flood-hit Kasur, families say they are exhausted by repeated displacements within months.
Oil spill puts hundreds of hectares of farmland in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi at risk
Officials estimate that at least 50 hectares of rice fields in the province have been damaged and hundreds of hectares more may be impacted without prompt remediation.
‘One litre is too much’: More than 50 factories in Cambodia punished for water pollution
The measures were taken after it was determined that the companies had discharged untreated wastewater, harming the environment and affecting the livelihoods of local communities.
1.5m affected as Pakistan’s Punjab reels from ‘worst flood in decades’
Torrential monsoon rain and India’s release of excess water from its dams swelled the three rivers that flow into the province, forcing authorities to breach riverbanks in some…
Can a giant seawall save Indonesia’s disappearing coast?
Indonesia wants to build an $80-billion, 700-kilometer seawall along Java's coast to tackle land loss as climate change lifts sea levels and groundwater extraction prompts land to…
Heavy rains hit Himalayas, spread havoc in India and Pakistan
The landslide killed 33 people near the Hindu mountain shrine of Vaishno Devi on a pilgrim route in India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.