south and central asia
‘Peace of mind at last’: the Bangladeshi villagers digging their way out of the floods
‘Plinth’ settlements built on raised ground above the country’s flooding rivers are providing permanent homes and emergency refuges.
Fighting giants: eco-activist Vandana Shiva on her battle against GM multinationals
The formidable Indian environmentalist discusses her 50-year struggle to protect seeds and farmers from the ‘poison cartel’ of corporate agriculture.
Fatima Bhutto: There’s no greater feminist cause than the climate fight – and saving each other
When my country, Pakistan, flooded last year, women faced particular suffering. That’s true around the world.
‘God, come help us’: Pakistan families still hungry and homeless six months after floods
Forced to endure a ‘humiliating’ life in tent cities, waiting for stagnant waters to recede, villagers say they have been abandoned.
‘In Delhi I can see the climate catastrophe unfolding before my eyes’
Rahul Raina splits his year between his homes in Oxford and Delhi, cities where the fallout from the climate crisis is being felt in starkly different ways.
‘We are drowning’: Pakistan floods push toxic lake over edge
For the people living around Lake Manchar, the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan, the monsoon has compounded an environmental catastrophe that has been breaking up their community for a decade.
Editorial: On climate chaos in Pakistan - adapt to survive
Melting glaciers and torrential rains are wrecking lives. Western governments must step up their response.