Rising sea levels could swamp sinking Shanghai
More than half the city will be under 1.2 metres of flood waters by the end of this century if action is not taken now
In Maps: What the future holds for our warming world
Climate change will affect up to one-third of the world’s population, but the impact will not be equal across countries
Air pollution: European countries making strides, but others lagging behind
Dangerous air quality levels continue to be recorded throughout Europe and Central Asia, despite imprpvement in slashing emssions, UNEP study notes
Climate emergency: It is time to prepare for severe floods that will hit South Asia
Models show that for a 3°C rise in mean temperature, number of people annually affected in South Asia can more than triple, disrupting lives …
Asia received largest share of climate finance in 2017: report
The report by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development adds that public climate finance from developed to developing countries&…
COVID-19: WHO has only $1.2 mln to fight outbreak
More international economic groups confirmed initial assessments that China's economy is going to dip because of the COVID-19 outbreak
Will Trump’s trade war with China ever end?
It has become increasingly clear that the trade war is hurting the economies of both countries. Neither will emerge from this conflict unscathed.
Southeast Asia has a huge hepatitis burden—more than HIV and malaria combined
The region needs to enhance awareness and action to eliminate hepatitis, writes WHO regional director for southeast Asia s
Cyclone Mora makes landfall in Bangladesh; north-eastern states in India on alert
The NDMA has warned of heavy rain in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
Poaching, climate change cause sharp decline in reindeer population in Siberia
Hunting of wild reindeer in violations to timing and amount has reduced reindeer population from one million to 400,000
Most poor people in Asia-Pacific region live in rural areas
Countries in the region have not been able to address rural poverty despite economic growth, says an IFAD report
Yemen: Water and energy in times of war
Water production has been seriously hampered as fewer public wells are operational due to war damage, lack of maintenance and unavailability of fuel
Cambodia facing worst drought in decades
Water shortage has affected the rural areas of the country where farmers depend on rivers and ponds for irrigating their lands
Burning bright in Nepal
The economic blockade by the Madhesi community has inadvertently spruced up demand for biogas plants in Nepal
Unusually warm summers cause glacial melt in Tajikistan
Over 600 people have been displaced due to mud flows and floods caused by the glacial melt
War over water
The issue of sharing West Asia's water resources threatens to explode into another Arab-Israeli war, which will shatter the semblance of peace …
Asia countries say no to US cancer sticks
The US is pushing its tobacco industry in Asian countries, despite stringent laws against smoking in several of these countries
Life, again
A story about the return of the orangutans from the concrete jungle to the wild woods to be what they were meant and named to be -- each a man of …
Back alley schools
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Legal framework can strengthen HIV response: UNDP administrator
Discriminatory policies hamper access to HIV services
La Nina is back; what does that mean for Africa, Asia
The Horn of Africa could see below average rainfall; East Africa will see drier than usual conditions
Climate change responsible for over 80% of temperature rise within Asia last month, the hottest April ever: WWA
Climate change and El Nino combined to push minimum and mean temperature rise in eastern India to highest ever in April
As war looms over West Asia, many of its major water bodies are already on the brink
The Tigris-Euphrates and Jordan river basins, Dead Sea, Zayandeh Rud, Red Sea and Persian Gulf are symbols of the intertwined geopolitical & …
How Tsarist Russia’s expansion into the Caucasus and Central Asia decimated their wildlife
The Russian imperial administration encouraged the extermination of large predators because it considered their existence incompatible with the …
A one-sided election risks Bangladesh’s future
With the distinction between the state, government and party obliterated, Bangladesh is heading towards a personalised autocracy