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IFC fosters climate action in South Asia

Focus is on sustainable and inclusive growth

IFC works on accelerating the transition to low-carbon development in a wide range of sectors (Image: Kai Stachowiak)

Andaman mega projects: CERD seeks government response on tribal concerns

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Havelock, Andaman Island. Photo for representation only (Source: Vikramjit Kakati from Pixabay)

Jal Jeevan Mission implementation lags in 13 states: Centre

Policy matters this fortnight

A household water pipe (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

The missing frontline worker

India is gearing up to take water to every rural household, but a crucial community connection is missing!

The frontline worker, a crucial but missing link in the water space (Image Source: Sunderrajan Krishnan)

Floods in Assam - a boon or a bane for fish diversity?

The frequency and intensity of floods is on the rise in Assam spelling doom for fish biodiversity.

Life during floods in Assam (Image Source: Kausika Bordoloi via Wikimedia Commons)

Demand for solar rooftops

A rooftop solar for every home in India: Report to organise local solarise campaigns

Residents who already have roof top solar are ideal for solar ambassadors. (Image: PxHere)

Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats “uncertain and unreliable”

New study from the University of East Anglia challenges the widely held view that restoring areas such as mangroves, saltmarsh and seagrass can remove large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere

Mediterranean seagrass (Image: David Luquet, CNRS-Sorbonne University)

Very few questions being asked on climate change in the Parliament

Ministers referred to a source for their information on climate change in only 10% of the questions asked, study indicates

Parliamentarians can help develop a policy and regulatory framework that promotes climate change mitigation and adaptation (Image: Rawpixel)

Transitioning from risk to resilience with SDG localisation

There is a need to boost transformative adaptation action and resilience building measures

ESCAP is supporting monitoring and implementation of climate and disaster-related Sustainable Development Goals as well as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (Image: Fazlul Alam, Pixahive)

Fragmented waterscapes increase risk of Japanese encephalitis

This first of its kind study found that fragmented water landscapes increased the risk of Japanese Encephalitis by providing more opportunities for mosquito breeding and transmission of the virus from animals to humans via animal hosts.

Stagnant waters can encourage mosquito breeding and increase risk of diseases (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Willingness to pay for arsenic-safe drinking water

A case study to understand societal embedding of electrochemical arsenic remediation technology in rural West Bengal

Tubewell reported to have arsenic contamination (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

Mapping carbon reserves to fight climate change

India’s potential for carbon reserves among top ten countries, says study

Preserving existing forests and woody ecosystems among the actions needed to curb climate change (Image: European Wilderness Society)

Poisoned waters of Delhi

This study found a high concentration of trihalomethanes (THMs) in water treatment plants in Delhi that were associated with increased risk of cancer.