Environment & Climate
Flash Flood Kills Nine in Nepal Near China Border, Hundreds Missing
At least nine people were killed after a massive flash flood swept through Himalayan border areas of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday,...
Major Himalayan Disasters Over the Past 12 Years
A massive flash flood killed at least nine people on Wednesday in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and adjoining Tibet, washing away...
GIFSEP Calls for Expansion of Community-Based Waste Management Initiative
The Green Initiative for Sustainable Environmental Protection (GIFSEP) has called for the expansion of community-based waste management initiatives as part of efforts to...
AfDB Backs Land Restoration Drive as COP17 Begins in Mongolia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has renewed its support for global efforts to combat land degradation and restore degraded ecosystems as the 17th...
Serbia Seeks Russia’s Help to Fight Wildfires as EU Aircraft Run Short
Serbia has turned to Russia for assistance in fighting wildfires, after a shortage of firefighting aircraft across the European Union limited the country’s...
Sri Lanka Delivers Water to 72,000 People as Severe El Niño Drought Deepens
Sri Lanka's government is supplying water to nearly 72,000 people across seven districts as the country faces a severe drought linked to this...
Lagos Government Mobilises Youths for Ocean Protection and Environmental Sustainability
By Benson Daniel The Lagos State Government has called on young people to take a more active role in protecting the state’s oceans,...
Indonesia Wildfires Nearly Double in July as El Niño Intensifies
Wildfires affected nearly 95,000 hectares of land in Indonesia in July, almost doubling the area burned during the previous six months as the...
