Climate security in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional
Myanmar
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Myanmar launches first UNESCO biosphere reserve
Myanmar has launched the country's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve -- Inle Lake in Shan state, opening a new chapter in its commitment to bio-diversity and eco-system conservation, official media reported
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NIO to launch expedition to study climate change on Indian ocean
Expedition will have 20 countries and 40 ships participating; countries will collate and analyse data to study different climatic challenges and changes PANJIM: Almost 50 years after the first International
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Myanmar Landslide Death Toll Passes 100; At Least 100 Still Missing
YANGON, Myanmar—The death toll from a landslide near a jade mine in northern Myanmar passed 100, local authorities say, and there are fears that the number will rise further. As of Monday morning 105
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220 MW Solar Power Project Planned In Myanmar
Developers working on one of the largest solar power projects in Southeast Asia have reported progress on the project. Engineering and construction firm Black and Veatch has recently announced that
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Vegetation fires, absorbing aerosols and smoke plume characteristics in diverse biomass burning regions of Asia
<p>In this study, researchers explored the relationships between the satellite-retrievedfire counts(FC), fire radiative power(FRP) and aerosol indices using multi-satellite datasets at a daily time-step
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Breaking the fever
IN A dusty yard in Magagasi, a small village in eastern Swaziland, a man in surgical gloves draws Gugu Dlamini’s blood for the third time this year. The health worker lays a drop of it on a small plastic
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Himalayan find: 199 new species and a 'sneezing' monkey
THIMPU: A snub-nosed mon key that sneezes when it ra ins, a walking fish and a jewel like snake are among more than 200 new species discove red in the fragile eastern Hi malayas, according to a new report
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Hidden Himalayas: Asia’s wonderland
A biological treasure trove of over 200 new species was discovered in the Eastern Himalayas between 2009 and 2014, according to WWF Living Himalayas Initiative’s latest regional species discovery report.
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Climate change vulnerability mapping for Greater Mekong Sub-region
The key objective of this study is to identify the areas in Mekong countries that are most vulnerable to climate change and climate-induced water problems. These findings will be useful for better targeting
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Improving water management in Myanmar’s dry zone for food security, livelihoods and health
In 2012-2013, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), in collaboration with National Engineering and Planning Services (NEPS) and Myanmar Marketing Research and Development (MMRD) Research