Climate Change
How satellites are helping us understand deadly avalanches
NASA , the European Space Agency and Planet Labs are providing free, medium-to-high resolution images of Earth to encourage independent research.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Nepal
Climate Change
Waste not want not: Why we need to recycle more toilet waste
Toilets which recycle human waste could cut down on the vast amount of sewage produced, and convert the waste to an organic fertiliser and clean biogas.
Nepal
While Nepal’s rhinos are resilient, they're no match for climate change
For years, poachers were the main threat to the mortality of the rhinoceros population in Nepal. Now the number one enemy of the rhino could be climate change.
Social Innovation
How a women-led café is turning around this impoverished Nepalese community
Amma Café is a women-led, World Bank-supported social enterprise in Lumbini that aims to regenerate a community that has become one of the poorest in Nepal.
Biodiversity
Bees are struggling to survive in erratic weather conditions
National honey yield data for Nepal in 2021 is not available, but beekeepers predict it would be even worse than 2020, due to a lengthy monsoon season.
Davos Agenda 2022
How South Asia can seize the opportunity to build a resilient and sustainable future
South Asia has an opportunity to build back better – and achieve the SDGs – through regional cooperation, the new services economy and a green recovery.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
Travel and tourism recovery: a perspective for South Asia and lessons for other regions in the age of COVID-19
What's in store for travel and tourism in South Asia after the coronavirus pandemic? What does recovery of the sector look like in the region and world?
Nepal
No jobs, few crops: Coronavirus and pests leave Nepal fearing hunger
Many of Nepal's citizens have been forced into farming as a way to support their families. But insects are threatening their livelihoods.
COVID-19
Nepal faces a crisis as COVID-19 stems the flow of remittances
The country faces the cascading impact of returning migrant workers, who are no longer sending money home, in the midst of a global public health emergency.
SDG 05: Gender Equality
Nepal offering cash to women to end the practice of ‘menstrual huts’
The chairman of Purbichowki village on the western border of Achham district said he will reward women who reject chhaupadi with 5,000 Nepali rupees ($44).
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