Satellite boosts flood prediction in Bangladesh
Bangladesh now uses a satellite-based system that predicts floods eight days in advance.
View ArticleFocus on Poverty: Using disgust to stop open defecation
Fostering revulsion might be a potent way to improve sanitation — but we need evidence, says Roger Williamson.
View ArticleWhy South Asia needs a non-nuclear future
Risky nuclear energy can be replaced by safer and cheaper options in South Asia, writes Pervez Hoodbhoy.
View ArticleIs nuclear the answer to India’s energy crisis?
For India, nuclear energy is costly, unsustainable, unsafe, and no help with climate change, argues M. V. Ramana.
View Article‘India needs the nuclear energy option’
The dangers of producing nuclear energy must be statistically quantified and not based on anecdotal evidence, writes R. Rajaraman.
View ArticleQ&A: ‘Bangladesh’s energy future is nuclear’
Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, associate professor of nuclear engineering at Dhaka University explains to SciDev.Net why Bangladesh is investing in nuclear energy.
View ArticleNepal caught unprepared for disasters
Studies early April had warned of Nepal’s unpreparedness for earthquakes or other natural disasters.
View ArticleNuclear energy odds in South Asia
After moderating a SciDev.Net debate on nuclear energy in South Asia, Nalaka Gunawardene says the subject generates more heat than light.
View ArticleClimate change stalks the snow leopard
Climate change is shrinking snow leopard habitats and threatening its survival, say Pakistani experts.
View ArticleThree ways to strengthen IPCC reports
Regional hubs, truly global science and a smoother process would improve climate reports, says Purnamita Dasgupta.
View ArticleAlgae can produce biofuels from wastewater
Selected species of algae can produce biofuel while treating wastewater, say Indian scientists.
View ArticleUN law can help India and China share Himalayan waters
UN laws on watercourses can serve as reference for an Indo-China agreement on sharing Himalayan waters, say S.K. Sarkar and M. P. Ram Mohan.
View ArticleCrowdsourcing supports post-disaster Nepal
Open data and social media have proved helpful in the aftermath of the Nepal temblor.
View ArticleEverest glaciers may vanish by 2100
Greenhouse gases rising in business as usual fashion may cause glaciers in the Mt. Everest area to disappear by 2100, says a new study.
View ArticleTectonic shift to paradigm shift on quakes in Nepal
As Nepal recovers from a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and numerous aftershocks it faces several short-term and long-term challenges, says Nalaka Gunawardene.
View ArticleHotter times ahead for India
Climate scientists say the current heat wave in India may be a precursor of warmer times to come.
View ArticleClimate-resilient Nepal survives the earthquake
Just before the disaster, we visited a village near Kathmandu for this photo gallery on a ‘smart climate’ project.
View ArticleMangroves against monsoons
By nurturing mangroves coastal Sri Lankans are protecting their properties and themselves against monsoon furies.
View ArticleWeakening monsoons over South Asia
Weaker summer monsoons and extreme rainfall events are now a trend over South Asia, scientists say.
View ArticleBangladesh powers ahead on off-grid solar
Solar power already benefits eight million people in Bangladesh and generation may reach 220 megawatts by 2017.
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