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460m children at risk of extreme heat in South Asia – UNICEF

In South Asia, 460 million or 75 per cent of children are at risk every year due to extreme heat, according to the UN...

Michael Simire - August 7, 2023

Climate Change

Global injustice concern as climate change induced heatwaves hit South Asia

Over a billion people are currently contending with deadly temperatures as the relentless heatwave in Pakistan and India continues to climb, with spring-time temperatures...

admin - April 30, 2022

Disaster Risk Management

Over 200 die after weeks of flooding, landslides in South Asia

Weeks of severe flooding and landslides across Nepal, India and Bangladesh on Monday, July 20, 2020 left more than 200 dead, with high waters...

Michael Simire - July 20, 2020

Climate Change

South Asia nations vow to meet challenges of climate change

The joint declaration of the South Asian Speakers' Summit in India has asserted that the Paris Agreement must continue to be guided by the...

admin - February 27, 2017

Climate Change

Climate change threatens South Asia’s security, warns Military report

A new report has warned that a recent drought in India which has affected over 330 million people – causing displacement and threatening the...

admin - June 7, 2016

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Waste ManagementApril 27, 2026

LAWMA cites inter-agency coordination, planning for sanitation success

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says strong inter-agency coordination, early planning, and widespread public participation were key to...

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