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The Rohingya influx has contributed to air pollution, deforestation, groundwater pollution, and soil erosion in a country that has already struggled to respond to climate change, writes Austin Bodetti.
South Asia’s skies are choked with smog, posing a severe threat to public health and daily life. Urgent, coordinated action is essential to combat this crisis
The number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and north-east Bangladesh is the highest it has been in over 30 years.
In-depth: Amid a violent crackdown in the Chin and Rakhine states by Myanmar's military junta and armed gangs plaguing camps in Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees find themselves caught in an increasingly desperate situation.
Bangladesh has overcome a history of famine by pioneering aquaculture, the process of farming seafood. This strategy can become a model for Middle Eastern countries struggling with economic shortages.
Israel's foreign minister is using the idea of an artificial island off Gaza to potentially facilitate further forced displacement of the Strip's population.
Around the world, climate change-induced extreme weather events and environmental changes are driving more and more people to flee their homes. However climate refugees remain invisible in international frameworks that protect other displaced people.
The Indian Subcontinent has faced some of the worst effects of the climate catastrophe, with recent floods and droughts decimating agriculture. In response, a number of climate start-ups have sought to bring awareness and find innovative solutions.
Countries plagued by violence and conflict are also most at risk from the climate crisis. By listening to refugees displaced by the climate crisis, a UN initiative is trying to help create a bottom-up and sustainable solution to the climate crisis.
COP27 negotiations concluded with a historic agreement on loss and damage. But outcomes were otherwise disappointing and the Arab group, led by Saudi Arabia, blocked any mention of phasing out fossil fuels – a key contributor to global warming.