Climate security in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional
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Impact of the upper tropospheric cooling trend over Central Asia on the Indian summer monsoon rainfall and the Bay of Bengal cyclone tracks
<p>The Indian summer monsoon rainfall had a threedecade long alternate dry and wet epochs during about 150 years from 1840 to 1989. The dry epochs resulted in frequent drought monsoons affecting agriculture,
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Myanmar eyes closure of wildlife trade hub
YANGON - Myanmar authorities plan to shut down a notorious border town where exotic animal parts are sold openly, an official said Tuesday, as Southeast Asia struggles to stem a billion-dollar wildlife
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Pit collapse kills at least 13 in Myanmar jade-mining district
A collapse at an illegal mine killed at least 13 people in Myanmar's northern Kachin State, a resident involved in rescue efforts said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of deadly accidents to hit the
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Animal diseases compel Mizoram to curb animal imports
Mizoram will stop importing poultry, pigs and cattle from Bangladesh as well as other states after several thouand animals died due to diseases, an official said here on Tuesday. “We have asked the
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Strengthening EIA in Asia
This report was prepared for the Asia EIA Conference 2016 organised on 10 May by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ). The conference was held under the theme of enhancing EIA as a sustainable
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Myanmar bans lucrative logging in bid to preserve forests
Myanmar has banned lucrative logging operations as the newly-elected government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi steps up a battle on deforestation, an environment official said on Thursday. Myanmar's
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At least eight dead as fatal storms hit Myanmar
At least eight people have been killed and thousands of houses damaged in gales and hailstones that have lashed Myanmar, according to media reports. Six people were killed and two children were missing
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Delhi is world's worst for air pollution in WHO report revealing 12.6 MILLION die every year from 'unhealthy environment'
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report says an estimated 12.6 million people are dying each year globally from ‘unhealthy environment’ alone. This is one in every four casualties across the globe.
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Climate resilience and financial services
This paper aims to answer three research questions for each of the three contexts assessed: What is the availability and use of financial services? How can financial services contribute to building climate
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Finding ways together to build resilience: the Vulnerability and Risk Assessment methodology
Reflecting on the voices of people living in difficult and unjust circumstances, government stakeholders and development practitioners from around the globe, the authors propose that conducting a truly