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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Manipur to import rice from Myanmar
IMPHAL, Sept 8
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Dhaka joins global move to save tigers
Bangladesh joins hand with 12 other Tiger Range Countries (TRC) to save global tiger population. Tiger is treated as one of the most critically endangered animals fast disappearing from the world.
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Myanmar Gen connects, plays India and China in new Bay geopolitics
Playing India and China against each other and both of them against the West, Myanmar military ruler General Than Shwe has showcased Asia
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China studies neighbours' resources
China is forging ahead with studies of resource reserves and acquisition possibilities in neighbouring countries, in part spurred by repeated failures to gain a say in iron ore pricing negotiations, state media reported.
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Manipur, Myanmar transit points in animal parts trade
The seizure of the skull and bones of a full-grown tiger and scales of pangolin
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Crisis-hit Manipur to import rice from Myanmar
To overcome the food crisis due to the economic blockade called by various Naga groups, the Manipur Government will import 1000 MT of rice from Myanmar. Manipur Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) which is engaged in promotion of small-scale industries and border trade, has been asked by the State Government to import the rice.
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Potential threats from climate change to human wellbeing in the Eastern Himalayan region
Using the framework of human wellbeing adopted by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA), this paper summarises the current status of human wellbeing in the Eastern Himalayas and analyses the potential impact on it of climate change.
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Climate change in the Eastern Himalayas: observed trends and model projections
ICIMOD, in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, has undertaken an assessment of trends, perceptions, and impacts of climate change on biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayan region: in the process it is hoped to achieve a broad consensus on the impacts of climate change on the ecosystem and measures that can be taken to adapt to them.
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Biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayas: status, trends and vulnerability to climate change
Mountains are amongst the most vulnerable and hazardous environments in the world: they also harbour rich repositories of biodiversity. Water and other natural resources are supplied to the lowlands through ecosystem services. Some of the world