Rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as ...
FALLING WATER: The braids on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Barhmaputra) near Lhasa before it enters a series of gorges where the world's largest hydroelectric plant is being built by China. Photo: KUNDA DIXIT ...
The Indus or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Age society that developed mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia from 5300 to 3300 years ago, at about the same time as urban civilisations ...
How can climate change impact flood risks for the Himalayan floodplain, which is a globally known flood region? This is what ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Conservation geneticist Adarsh Man Sherchan is one of the leading experts keeping track of the impacts that Nepal’s dozens of dams are having on ...
Low per capita water availability and a high relative level of water use makes South Asia one of the most water scarce regions of the world. For the first time, the International RiverSymposium (IRS) ...
ISLAMABAD: The Abu Dhabi Dialogue Group comprising seven states sharing the rivers rising in the Greater Himalayas is expected to meet early next month to adopt a joint initiative to minimise the ...
WWF Nepal signs a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with Nepal's Water and Energy Commission Secretariat to sustainably manage the Koshi river basin. Kathmandu, Nepal – Recognizing the growing ...
Anthony Dosseto receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A new report has warned that even if global warming is held at 1.5°C, we will still lose a third of the glaciers in the Hindu ...
Zarah Pattison does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...