South Asia
The Third Pole
Launched in 2007 as a partnership of Internews’ Earth Journalism Network and China Dialogue, the Third Pole focused on climate and ecological issues in the Himalayas. It helped promote regional cooperation by building the resources and reporting capacity of local media and through the publication of balanced, unbiased, rigorously researched news and feature stories.
The Third Pole network comprises journalists, policymakers, non-governmental organizations and experts. It has developed a particular focus on water resources and management in South Asia.
The Third Pole, now amalgamated with Dialogue Earth, has become a primary news site for environmental issues in the region and has established itself as source of news for several outlets in South Asia, which re-publish its content regularly, and beyond.
More Fires and Floods in a Hotter World Yet Slim Hope Persists
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The forgotten history of Nepal’s first hydropower project
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Years in the making, a mega-dam in Nepal remains a mirage
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Finances force Bangladesh to reconsider coal plants
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Air pollution could worsen Covid-19 outbreak in South Asia
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Tajikistan’s desperate thirst for clean drinking water
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Steep global biodiversity loss puts humanity in peril
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Pakistan’s Diamer Basha dam will drown ancient carvings
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In Kyrgyzstan, community-based tourism shows a way forward
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Mailuu-Suu: Cleaning up Central Asia’s toxic uranium legacy
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All water for power in Nepal’s new electricity bill
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Can the Himalayan region go green amid an economic downturn?
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Lockdown-hit farmers begin to sow summer crops in South Asia
Read more about Lockdown-hit farmers begin to sow summer crops in South Asia
Will border disputes in the Himalayas affect climate research?
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First rescued snow leopard cub in India returns to mother
Read more about First rescued snow leopard cub in India returns to mother
Covid-19 threatens to take Nepal’s power sector back to the Dark Ages
Read more about Covid-19 threatens to take Nepal’s power sector back to the Dark Ages
No space in shelters as severe cyclone nears India, Bangladesh
Read more about No space in shelters as severe cyclone nears India, Bangladesh
Himalayas will see dramatic rise in landslides by end of the century
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Kathmandu’s water spouts rescue residents in pandemic lockdown
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Rohingya camps in Bangladesh vulnerable to Covid-19 outbreak
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Climate change, deforestation destroying global food systems, UN warns
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Pakistan’s pangolins fall victim to Chinese demand, misinformation
Read more about Pakistan’s pangolins fall victim to Chinese demand, misinformation
Bangladesh bound to China by growing energy and infrastructure needs
Read more about Bangladesh bound to China by growing energy and infrastructure needs
Stronger efforts needed to preserve the pangolin in South Asia
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Global biodiversity is collapsing, warn scientists
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Opinion: Will China decide the future of Myanmar’s rivers?
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Photo story: The China-built railway cutting through Laos
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In the Himalayas, women are left behind in the changing climate
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Roping in China to deal with challenges of the Mekong
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Protests bring CPEC’s Kashmir dam to a halt
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As Bangladesh reels under floods, climate financing in the limelight
Read more about As Bangladesh reels under floods, climate financing in the limelight
Tiny hamlets take giant steps to save India's Red Panda
Read more about Tiny hamlets take giant steps to save India's Red Panda
Risky Business: The Bamboo Rafters of Nepal
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Nepal struggles to repair water systems destroyed by quake
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