South Asia
State of the Climate in Asia 2024
The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …An overview of the Madden-Julian Oscillation and its relation to monsoon and mid-latitude circulation
In the past decade there has been extensive research into tropical intraseasonal variability, one of the major components of the low frequency variability of the general atmospheric circulation. This paper briefly reviews the state-of-the-art in this research area: the nature of the Madden-Julian Oscillation, its relation to monsoonal and extratropical …Heavy metal abundances in the Kandy lake—An environmental case study from Sri Lanka
The Kandy lake, situated in the heart of Sri Lanka's second largest city with a population of nearly 120,000, has been monitored to probe the extent of heavy metal pollution. Although the lake is a source of drinking water to the city, a large number of effluent canals drain into …Heavy metal pollution of the mid-canal of Kandy: an environmental case study from Sri Lanka
The mid-canal of Kandy, a 8-km effluent canal that runs through the city, collects massive quantities of domestic, municipal, and agricultural waste products. In this study, 37 samples from canal water and 13 from nearby drinking water wells were analyzed for their total Pb, Cd, V, Fe, and ferrous ion …Shallow earthquakes and active tectonics in eastern Afghanistan
Brief studies of microearthquakes in four separate parts of eastern Afghanistan reveal a high level of seismicity over a broad area. In general, the activity is not concentrated on well-defined faults, nor does it define new faults, but seismicity on or close to the Chainart and Sarubi faults attests to …Solar mini-grid and rooftop systems in Dayalbagh, Agra
Only half of the subsidy paid by the central government so far, laments the educational institute. The system is not grid-interactive yet since there is no regulation on feeding electricity into the grid The Radhasaomi Satsang in Dayalbagh is a spiritual center with a university campus (Dayalbagh Educational Institue), residential …US, equity and the elephants in the room
Indian top negotiator, R R Rashmi said yesterday at a side event we had organized on equity in climate negotiations that they could not use the word ‘equity’ in the final Durban Platform document because of the aversion to that word of a particular country. He said that they had …Second International Conference on Environmental Justice, Climate Change and Biodiversity (ICECB), March 1-4, 2014, Nepal
This conference has been organized out of widespread the environmental degradation, global warming, biodiversity threats and the increasing conflicts of violence around the world.Global Challenges: Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, October 26-30, 2014, Kathmandu, Nepal
The conference will focus on sustainable management of wastewater and recovery of resources globally, as well as in these demanding environments. The challenges in these regions are fueling the development of highly innovative solutions which will ultimately affect how wastewater is managed globally.3rd International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues 2014, July 28-29, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka
CCSI 2014 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share the same goals. Session themes for the conference cover a rich and diverse range of research topics. CCSI 2014 aims to take initiatives to forge better solutions to reduce future risks and threats of climate …International Conference on Construction in a Changing World, May 4-7, 2014, Sri Lanka
Driven by technology innovation, demographic growth, environmental change, a new economic order and a strong undercurrent of social and political desire for change, the world is changing quickly. Construction doesn’t exist in isolation and, in a fast-changing world, the sector has the vital role of providing the requisite built environment …International Conference on Agriculture and Forestry 2014 (ICOAF 2014), 10-11 June 2014 Colombo, Sri Lanka
The International Conference on Agriculture and Forestry 2014 (ICOAF 2014) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Agriculture and Forestry. The conference will bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars in the domain of interest from around the world.International Conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development, 17-17 June 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The First International conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development(ICPSD) 2014 is keen to discuss and examine about widespread public concern. As the world forwarded to year 2015,every one has started to talk about how far the world achieved the Millennium development Goals which has set up in 2000 for coming …Third International Conference on Climate Change & Social Issues 2014, 30-31 July 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka
CCSI 2014 offers a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from many countries who share the same goals. Session themes for the conference cover a rich and diverse range of research topics. These sessions will bring researchers from across the globe together to discuss broad questions of common interest and …International Conference on Climate Change, Innovation and Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood, 12-14 January 2015, Nepal
Climate change is one of the most important environmental, social and economic issues facing the world today. Some impacts such as increasing heat stress, more intense floods, droughts, and rising sea levels have now become inevitable. The impacts are most severe for the global poor, and South Asia is one …International Conference on Climate Change Innovation and Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood (Kathmandu, Nepal)
The City University of New York, Colorado State University, The Small Earth Nepal, and Department of Hydrology and Meteorology and Department of Livestock Services/Government of Nepal are holding the International Conference on Climate Change Innovation and Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood during 12-14 January 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The three-day event …International Conference on Climate Change Innovation and Resilience for Sustainable, 12-14 January 2015, Nepal
International Conference on Climate Change Innovation and Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood is being held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 12-14 January 2015. The conference is a joint effort of The Small Earth Nepal, City University of New York, Colorado State University, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology/Government of Nepal, Department of Livestock …International Conference on Climate Change Innovation and Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood, 12-14 January 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal.
The International conference on Climate Change Innovation and Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood is going to be held on 12-14 January in Kathmandu, Nepal.The conference will focus on innovative approaches from the physical and social sciences to support economic development in mountain and lowland South Asia, which faces serious climate hazards …Fourth International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation 22-23 November 2015, Sri Lanka
The International Center for Research & Development and Unique Conferences Canada are proud to announce the Fourth International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation 2015 (CCA 2015) to be held from 22-23 November ,2015 . We cordially invite you to participate this premier event in Colombo, Sri Lanka. CONNECT & RECONNECTClimate …Second International Conference on Agriculture, Animal Science and Aquaculture 28-29 December 2015, Sri Lanka
College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University (CNU) , South Korea,The International Center for Research & Development, Sri Lanka and Unique Conferences, Canada (UCC) are proud to announce the Second International Conference on Agriculture, Animal Science and Aquaculture 2015 which will be held on 28-29 December, 2015 in Colombo. Sri …Konkanchi Mega Vaat (Mega 'Vaat' in the Konkan)
24 power projects are being proposed in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, which is the second most bio-diverse region in India. Watch why people living in this region are opposed to this dangerous plan. A film by Kurush Canteenwala.