The Third Pole EN

@[email protected]
255 Followers
17 Following
73 Posts
In-depth reporting on #water 💧, #climate 🌦️, #nature 🌱, and #livelihoods 🌾 from the #Himalayas and across the basins of Asia’s great #rivers.
Websitehttps://www.thethirdpole.net/en/
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/third_pole
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/thethirdpole
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/the-third-pole/
The Third Pole ENJun 2, 2023

🎙️ UPCOMING TWITTER SPACE!

🌱 Join us this #WorldEnvironmentDay as our editors Ramesh Bhushal, Zobaidur Rahman, Farahnaz Zahidi, Joydeep Gupta and Atika Rehman discuss the importance of environmental stories from the #HimalayanWatershed.

đź“… Mon, June 5th

⏰ Set a reminder: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1kvJpmRyLQdxE?s=20

#twitterspace #twitter #editors #stories #environmentday #webinar #discussion #environmentaljournalism #journalism #reporting #Himalayas #southasia

Scheduled: Why do environmental stories from the Himalayan watershed matter?

The Third Pole’s Space · Where live audio conversations happen

Twitter
The Third Pole ENMay 17, 2023

⚠️ "The key to solving the plastics crisis and promoting transformative change may lie in the South Asian region."

As countries prepare to meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution, the perspectives of South Asia must be heard loud and clear.

✍️ Dharmesh Shah reports

🔎 Read here:
https://loom.ly/7D6I15w

#PlasticsTreaty #INC2 #StopPlasticPollution #plastics #southasia #pollution #asia #environment #endplastic #plasticscrisis

Opinion: An equitable treaty on plastics needs leadership from South Asia

Countries will meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution – South Asia must be heard loud and clear.

The Third Pole
The Third Pole ENMay 17, 2023

⚠️ South Asia's regional cooperation is at stake as the future of the SAARC summit remains uncertain.

With no indication of another summit on the horizon, China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are rapidly filling this vacuum, gaining a greater say in South Asian water diplomacy.

🔎 Read here:
https://loom.ly/KY-DI-o

#china #southasia #asia #cooperation #summit #shanghai #sco #water #diplomacy #regionalcooperation #saarc #saarcsummit #waterdiplomacy

As SAARC withers, China gets greater say in South Asian water diplomacy

A power vacuum in regional institutions will mean a greater role for China in managing rivers like the Indus and Brahmaputra

The Third Pole
The Third Pole ENApr 26, 2023

đź“š #BookReview

"Now, the disaster that could wipe humanity out is ourselves"

Peter Frankopan's The Earth Transformed: An Untold History' offers timely insights into how humanity’s success is intrinsically linked to the #environment – and how easily it can be taken away.

#EarthTransformed

🔎 Check out @omairahmad's full review here:
https://loom.ly/mIDMaDg

#book #reading #review #environment #history #climate #climatechange #culture

Review: Peter Frankopan's 'The Earth Transformed' | The Third Pole

The Earth Transformed offers timely insights into how humanity’s success – and fragile survival – is intrinsically wedded to the environment

The Third Pole
The Third Pole ENApr 24, 2023

⚠️ "Schools and hospital facilities in our areas are under water. It is worrisome for us and families."

More than half a year after the catastrophic 2022 #floods in #Pakistan, the southern province of Sindh continues to struggle.

Read here: https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/sindh-still-struggling-with-aftermath-floods-seven-months-after-disaster/

Sindh still struggling with aftermath of floods, seven months on

More than half a year after the catastrophic 2022 floods in Pakistan, floodwaters have not receded in some areas and drainage infrastructure has not been repaired, obstructing efforts to rebuild

The Third Pole
The Third Pole ENApr 24, 2023

đźš° Imagine spending 3-4 hours a day just to fetch water for your family. This is the reality for Bidya and many women in Sikkim's rural communities due to scarcity of water.

Research shows that rural Sikkim isn't as water-rich as it seems, and factors like land ownership and economic class play a huge role in water access.

🔎 Read here:
https://loom.ly/Akk5XbA

#WaterScarcity #RuralCommunities #Sikkim #WaterAccess #families #family #women #communities #water

Opinion: Why Sikkim is crisscrossed with pipes that run dry

Community groups are resorting to privately installing and maintaining water supply systems in rural areas of Sikkim, northeast India

The Third Pole
The Third Pole ENApr 19, 2023

"We don’t want to be refugees on our own lands"

A push for #hydropower in Arunachal Pradesh raises concerns over the #environmental and socio-economic risks, especially to #Indigenous communities.

🔎 Read here:
https://loom.ly/qq5VE7M

What is driving hydropower construction in Arunachal Pradesh?

India is currently building as many as six large hydropower plants in Arunachal Pradesh. Experts say high costs, environmental damage and human rights concerns raise questions about the rationale behind the government’s push for dams

The Third Pole
The Third Pole ENApr 14, 2023

"Pangolins may live in burrows, but India’s policymakers need not let their plight remain buried."

⚠️ New analysis by TRAFFIC reveals that at least 1,203 pangolins were taken from the wild for illegal trade in India between 2008 and 2022.

✍️ Astha Gautam and Merwyn Fernandes report:
https://loom.ly/dOZVqTY

#india #asia #analysis #wild #trade #report #illegaltrade #southasia #pangolin

Opinion: Trafficking of India’s pangolins needs focused attention

A new analysis of illegal pangolin trade in India highlights the urgent need for action, write Astha Gautam and Merwyn Fernandes

The Third Pole
The Third Pole ENApr 14, 2023

🏗️ Globally, the building and construction sector accounts for nearly 40% of energy-and process-related carbon dioxide emissions.

To address the climate crisis, it is essential to green this sector.

✍️Apoorv Vij reports:
https://loom.ly/Pw-jX3E

#climatecrisis #globalwarming #architecture #construction #carbon #emissions #climate #constructionsector #theclimatecrisis #carbondioxide #carbondioxideemissions

What are green buildings and how can they help South Asia address the climate crisis? | The Third Pole

Architects and developers can reduce the environmental impact of the construction sector while creating healthier built environments

The Third Pole
The Third Pole ENApr 14, 2023

🇧🇩🌳 Bangladesh, home to the largest mangrove forest in the world, is on the cusp of passing two new laws that will rewrite the rules for how forest resources are used and conserved.

Can this new legislation change the fortunes of Bangladesh’s fast-depleting green cover?

🔎 Click here to find out more:
https://loom.ly/k_ATNYw

#TheForestBill #newlaw #bangladesh #legislation #newlegislation #mangroveforest #forestbill #southasia #mangrove

With new laws, Bangladesh hopes to change tack on dwindling forests

A colonial-era law legalised the exploitation of forest resources. Can new legislation change the fortunes of Bangladesh’s fast-depleting green cover?

The Third Pole