Glacier melting and the way forward Glaciers are among the most visible indicators of climate change, and their rapid melting poses a severe threat to ecosystems, infrastructure, and communities worldwide. Opinion 23 Mar, 2025
Lawmakers demand government's response to Nepal's FATF 'Grey List' status Lawmakers have urged the government to clarify its response following Nepal’s inclusion in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. Nepal 25 Feb, 2025
'Regional power grid integration, a game changer for Nepal' At a time when climate crisis has taken centre stage in global debates and as countries try to reduce their dependence on fossil fuel, Nepal's hydropower can play a stabilising role in the ambitious regional plans to produce massive solar energy outputs by 2030, according to Kulman Ghising, managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority. Business 20 Nov, 2024
Making lives safe from floods: Four steps for an effective flood warning system Over the last two decades in Asia, floods impacted nearly 1.6 billion people, killed nearly a hundred thousand people, damaged tangible economy worth 436 billion USD and caused massive inconvenience to the lives of billions. These numbers may very well increase in future, as continued global warming leads to more intense and erratic rainfall and increasing exposure and vulnerability to floods. Opinion 10 Aug, 2023
Flood risk rising despite below average monsoon Flood risk rising despite below average monsoon Nepal 24 Jun, 2023
Flood Risk Communication through Mural Art in Rajapur Municipality Flood Risk Communication through Mural Art in Rajapur Municipality Nepal 12 May, 2023
Floods hit southeast Australia, forcing evacuations Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, Australia's biggest city, on Sunday with torrential rain and damaging winds pounding the east coast and floods expected to be worse than those that hit the region in the past year. World 03 Jul, 2022
China evacuates thousands after floods threaten villages SHANGHAI: China has evacuated thousands of residents after a landslide blocked a river and created a barrier lake that threatened to submerge neighbouring villages, as large parts of the country reeled under some of the heaviest rainfall in... Women 22 Jul, 2020
China's Wuhan declares red alert as floods disrupt supply chains SHANGHAI: The central Chinese city of Wuhan and the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang declared red alerts on Friday as heavy rain threatened to swell rivers and lakes and bring more disruption across the countryside and to global... Women 17 Jul, 2020
Municipal solid waste management: Discourage Plastic Use Kathmandu, June 29 Even as they struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, countries today are staring at another crisis—of biomedical and plastic waste. Single-use plastics used to make personal protective equipment, face masks, shoe covers and... 29 Jun, 2020
As Pakistan glacier melt surges, efforts to cut flood risk drag ISLAMABAD: Late last month, residents of the tiny village of Hassanabad, in Pakistan's mountainous Hunza District, noticed floodwaters quickly rising in the stream that runs near their homes, carrying water from the towering Shishper glacier. "The... Art & Culture 08 Jun, 2020
Before disaster strikes: Forecast-based anticipatory action in Nepal As climate change drives more extreme weather events around the world, countries like Nepal are broadening the humanitarian toolbox to ensure that the right support gets to those most in need, at the right time In 2019, an estimated 1.26 million... 27 Dec, 2019
