The article discusses the hardships due to continuous and heavy rainfall for over two months leading to floods and huge landslides in the western parts of the Indian Himalayas.  

Increase in rainfall and temperature due to climate change could prove beneficial for South-East Asian agriculture, a study suggests, contradicting more common expectations that a warmer planet will reduce agricultural productivity in the region. Researchers say precipitation changes in Cambodia and Vietnam will be so...

Published by the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (AKP) in October 2012, this report summarizes the findings of the case studies on the determinants and effectiveness of local-level adaptation to climate change in Bangladesh. Conducted from February to June 2012, the case...

The Province of Albay in the Philippines has been especially exposed to various climate risks such as tropical cyclones, storm surges, heavy precipitation and landslides, which are expected to worsen as a result of climate change.  Keen to confront this challenge on its own, the...

An article titled “Equity and Justice in the GlobalClimate Change Debate” was published in DailyStar newspaper, Dhaka, on January 24. The writerSaleemul Huq says from the beginning of the globaldiscussions on tackling climate change, notions ofequity have been at the centre of the debate. However,the...

This joint publication of IIED and Irish Aid is partof a series that aims to clarify the links between theenvironment, climate change and key development sectors, and provide guidance on strategies availablefor mainstreaming the environment and climatechange into national policies. This briefing focuseson health. Nearly one...

This paper published in Environmental HealthPerspectives, a peer-reviewed open access journalby the National Institute of Environment HealthSciences, examines the presence of high levels of saltin drinking water sources in rural coastal Bangladesh,which is a cause of public health concern and achallenge for the government of...

This project briefing explores the potentially life-long impact of climate change and related disasters on the wellbeing of children in South Asia. In a region that accounts for more than one quarter of the world’s children, with 614 million children under 18, girls and boys...

Issue 6 of the CARE/PECCN Pages, this newsletter highlights CARE’s actions on climate change.  

The handbook provides guidance for identifying the most effective technology options for poverty reduction and climate change mitigation and adaptation.