Making Kathmandu livable: Climate-smart farming is the key Rooftop farming has proved to be a viable and innovative method to counter the pollution problem in urban areas. It also helps to secure the food chain as well as to make food locally available Environmental experts note that the air quality in... 23 Oct, 2019
Yeti becomes Nepal�s first carbon neutral airline Kathmandu, May 2 Yeti Airlines has become the first airline in Nepal, and most probably South Asia, to successfully reduce and offset its total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 2018, replicating the UN’s ‘Greening the Blue’ approach to... 03 May, 2019
Energy efficiency There are many drivers of climate change, but few would disagree that energy infrastructure built according to “business-as-usual” standards is a major one. Meeting the lofty goals set at the 2015 Paris Climate Accords requires powering our homes,... 15 May, 2018
Greenhouse gas ADB is committed to helping its developing member countries reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and build climate resilience as part of our overall strategy to address climate change in Asia and the Pacific. In late 2015, we announced that we would... 09 Apr, 2018
Climate change According to NASA, 16 of the 17 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001. So—with climate change high on the global agenda—almost every nation signed the 2015 Paris Agreement, the primary goal of which is to limit the rise in global... 28 Nov, 2017
BLOG SURF: Smart agriculture The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) defines Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as an approach that helps to guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security in a... 26 Jun, 2017
�Not everyone benefits from economic growth equally� Kathmandu, November 3 Emphasising that not everyone benefits from economic growth equally, a report titled ‘Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2016 (47th edition)’ by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has highlighted ‘a high level of... 04 Nov, 2016
Scaling up climate: Smart agriculture Agriculture in Nepal must undergo a significant transformation in order to respond to climate change and achieve food security. Transforming smallholder systems is not only important for food security but also for poverty reduction According to... 18 Feb, 2016
MetLife commitment KATHMANDU: MetLife, Inc has said that it will achieve carbon neutrality by the end of 2016, becoming the first US-based insurer to do so. Significantly, MetLife will achieve its goal through real reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG)... 11 Nov, 2015
Impact of climate change on South Asia Dhaka Temperatures are already rising and are expected to continue to rise in South Asia, thus making varied impacts in different countries. For Nepal it means that the nation may see 10 per cent GDP loss from glacier melts, climate extremes,... Art & Culture 02 Oct, 2015
Adapting to climate change Marwaan Macan-MarkarThree years after a devastating tsunami flattened Banda Aceh, the mayor of that coastal town on Indonesia’s northern tip reckons that restoration work is far from over. He now needs to adapt to threats posed by climate change. A... 17 Jul, 2008
Biofuels scarce on Bali menu Green groups hoping that the social and environmental cost of biofuels would get an airing at the United Nations climate change conference at Bali are a disappointed lot. The Dec. 3-14 conference has given only marginal attention to biofuels during the... 17 Dec, 2007
