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3 Jul 2022 GUWAHATI, India
Floods in Asia Affect Millions
Intense monsoon rains affect north-eastern India and Bangladesh; 1.8 million people in India and 4 million people in Bangladesh displaced.
16 Mar 2022 DHAKA, Bangladesh
Dhaka: Sustainable Water Project Gets Injection
Additional funding for water supply project will improve access and quality of inclusive water supply services and promote environmentally sustainable surface water supply in Dhaka. Capacity building, women and vulnerable groups included in financing support.
6 Mar 2022 THE HAGUE, Netherlands
Security In The Bay Of Bengal
The regional coastline along the Bay of Bengal is home to about 25% of the world's population. Climate-related disruption throughout the region is threatening livelihoods and state security,
28 May 2021 Geneva, Switzerland
30 Million New Internally Displaced People In 2020 Due To Climate Change
Weather-related disaster triggered 3 times more displacements than conflict in 2020. The latest annual report by the IDMC focuses on climate change as a driver, and highlights need for better data and sustainable, locally owned solutions.
4 Feb 2021 DELHI, India
India Concern Over China's Upstream Brahmaputra Intentions
Any attempt by China to build a mega dam upstream of the Brahmaputra River would be an “encroachment on the entitled rights of lower riparian states like India and Bangladesh,” the government of India has said. A 20 January statement released by the Jal Shakti Ministry (India’s ministry for water) and widely reported in the Indian media following a meeting of the nation’s Central Water Commission added that such a move would “adversely affect the availability of water in the Brahmaputra basin during the lean season”...
3 Feb 2021 THE HAGUE, Netherlands
Water Must Be Driving Force In Climate Change Adaptation Policies
Water challenges featured on the agenda as one of the “action themes” at January's Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, hosted virtually by the Netherlands, with more than 30 world leaders stating unequivocally their firm support of climate adaptation action, and marking a return to the world climate stage of the United States...
9 Jan 2021 LONDON, United Kingdom
Counting The Cost Of Climate Change To The World's Economy
Christian Aid's annual assessment of weather disasters reports an estimated $150 Billion USD in damages in 2020, reflecting long-term impact of global warming.An estimated 4 Percent of the economic losses from climate-related extreme events occurred in low-income countries were insured, compared to 60 Percent in high-income countries...