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Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:47:29 +0900 en-US Swallowed by Water, in the Sundarbans There Is Nowhere Else to Go https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/swallowed-by-water-in-the-sundarbans-there-is-nowhere-else-to-go/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/swallowed-by-water-in-the-sundarbans-there-is-nowhere-else-to-go/ Sri Lanka Kneecaps Its Marine Research https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/sri-lanka-kneecaps-its-marine-research/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/sri-lanka-kneecaps-its-marine-research/ John Kerry, Xie Zhenhua Exit Roles That Defined Generation of Climate Action https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/john-kerry-xie-zhenhua-exit-roles-that-defined-generation-of-climate-action/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/john-kerry-xie-zhenhua-exit-roles-that-defined-generation-of-climate-action/ Kazakhstan’s Government Under Fire for Sloppy Earthquake Response https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/kazakhstans-government-under-fire-for-sloppy-earthquake-response/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/kazakhstans-government-under-fire-for-sloppy-earthquake-response/ How Earthquakes Shake Japan’s Political Landscape  https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/how-earthquakes-shake-japans-political-landscape/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/how-earthquakes-shake-japans-political-landscape/ Borderless Haze Threatens Southeast Asia https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/borderless-haze-threatens-southeast-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/borderless-haze-threatens-southeast-asia/ What’s Inside Northern India’s Winter Smog? https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/whats-inside-northern-indias-winter-smog/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/whats-inside-northern-indias-winter-smog/ An Invisible Killer Hangs in the Air of Asia’s Cities https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/an-invisible-killer-hangs-in-the-air-of-asias-cities/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/an-invisible-killer-hangs-in-the-air-of-asias-cities/ Why Food Security is a Top Priority for China https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/why-food-security-is-a-top-priority-for-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/why-food-security-is-a-top-priority-for-china/ Women Bear the Brunt of Asia’s Climate Failures https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/women-bear-the-brunt-of-asias-climate-failures/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/women-bear-the-brunt-of-asias-climate-failures/ Human Rights and Protecting Cambodia’s Rainforests https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/human-rights-and-protecting-cambodias-rainforests/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/human-rights-and-protecting-cambodias-rainforests/ China and Europe Can Learn From Each Other’s Energy Transitions https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/china-and-europe-can-learn-from-each-others-energy-transitions/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/china-and-europe-can-learn-from-each-others-energy-transitions/ Afghanistan Left out of Global Climate Change Conversation https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/afghanistan-left-out-of-global-climate-change-conversation/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/afghanistan-left-out-of-global-climate-change-conversation/ Pacific Island Countries Blindsided in Climate Conference https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/pacific-island-countries-blindsided-in-climate-conference/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/pacific-island-countries-blindsided-in-climate-conference/ A Disappointed Pacific Watches COP28 Unfold https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/a-disappointed-pacific-watches-cop28-unfold/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/a-disappointed-pacific-watches-cop28-unfold/ Nauru and Samoa Join Fossil Fuel Treaty Amid Fierce Debate at COP28 https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/nauru-and-samoa-join-fossil-fuel-treaty-amid-fierce-debate-at-cop28/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/nauru-and-samoa-join-fossil-fuel-treaty-amid-fierce-debate-at-cop28/ Multiple Climate Reports Warn of Water Conflict in South Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/multiple-climate-reports-warn-of-water-conflict-in-south-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/multiple-climate-reports-warn-of-water-conflict-in-south-asia/ How Green Is Japan’s COP28 Commitment? https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/how-green-is-japans-cop28-commitment/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/how-green-is-japans-cop28-commitment/ Bhopal’s Endless Health Crisis https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/bhopals-endless-health-crisis/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/bhopals-endless-health-crisis/ How China-Russia Relations Are Impacting COP28 https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/how-china-russia-relations-are-impacting-cop28/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/how-china-russia-relations-are-impacting-cop28/ Wind in the Sails of Renewables in Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/wind-in-the-sails-of-renewables-in-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/wind-in-the-sails-of-renewables-in-kazakhstan/ Australian Wildfires: Is the Term ‘Bushfire’ Out of Date? https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/australian-wildfires-is-the-term-bushfire-out-of-date/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/australian-wildfires-is-the-term-bushfire-out-of-date/ Cambodian PM Affirms Ban on Mekong Hydropower Projects https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/cambodian-pm-affirms-ban-on-mekong-hydropower-projects/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/cambodian-pm-affirms-ban-on-mekong-hydropower-projects/ Rising Tides, Rising Solutions: Tuvalu’s Innovative Climate Adaptation Strategies https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/rising-tides-rising-solutions-tuvalus-innovative-climate-adaptation-strategies/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/rising-tides-rising-solutions-tuvalus-innovative-climate-adaptation-strategies/ Keeping Asia’s Net-Zero Dream Alive https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/keeping-asias-net-zero-dream-alive/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/keeping-asias-net-zero-dream-alive/ Extinguishing a Point of Contention: Examining Transboundary Haze in Southeast Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/extinguishing-a-point-of-contention-examining-transboundary-haze-in-southeast-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/extinguishing-a-point-of-contention-examining-transboundary-haze-in-southeast-asia/ New Zealand’s New Government Will Have Its First Diplomatic Test at COP28 https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/new-zealands-new-government-will-have-its-first-diplomatic-test-at-cop28/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/new-zealands-new-government-will-have-its-first-diplomatic-test-at-cop28/ Xie Zhenhua’s Swan Song Amid the Geopolitics of COP28 https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/xie-zhenhuas-swan-song-amid-the-geopolitics-of-cop28/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/xie-zhenhuas-swan-song-amid-the-geopolitics-of-cop28/ Indian Rescuers Prepare to Drill to Reach 40 Workers Trapped in a Tunnel https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/indian-rescuers-prepare-to-drill-to-reach-40-workers-trapped-in-a-tunnel/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/indian-rescuers-prepare-to-drill-to-reach-40-workers-trapped-in-a-tunnel/ Offshore Wind in the South China Sea: A Counter-Salami Slicing Strategy for Vietnam  https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/offshore-wind-in-the-south-china-sea-a-counter-salami-slicing-strategy-for-vietnam/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/offshore-wind-in-the-south-china-sea-a-counter-salami-slicing-strategy-for-vietnam/ Masks are Back, Construction Banned and Schools Shut as Toxic Air Engulfs New Delhi https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/masks-are-back-construction-banned-and-schools-shut-as-toxic-air-engulfs-new-delhi/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/masks-are-back-construction-banned-and-schools-shut-as-toxic-air-engulfs-new-delhi/ Air Quality Woes: A Joint Struggle for India and Pakistan https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/air-quality-woes-a-joint-struggle-for-india-and-pakistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/air-quality-woes-a-joint-struggle-for-india-and-pakistan/ Bifurcation in the Critical Minerals Market Could Throw off the Global Energy Transition https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/bifurcation-in-the-critical-minerals-market-could-throw-off-the-global-energy-transition/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/bifurcation-in-the-critical-minerals-market-could-throw-off-the-global-energy-transition/ Can the PIF Leaders’ Meeting Break the Cycle After Another Climate Fund Setback? https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/can-the-pif-leaders-meeting-break-the-cycle-after-another-climate-fund-setback/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/can-the-pif-leaders-meeting-break-the-cycle-after-another-climate-fund-setback/ China’s Growing Offshore Wind Energy Drive https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/chinas-growing-offshore-wind-energy-drive/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/chinas-growing-offshore-wind-energy-drive/ Hydropower Dams Threaten Crucial Mekong Supply Chains, WWF Says https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/hydropower-dams-threaten-crucial-mekong-supply-chains-wwf-says/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/hydropower-dams-threaten-crucial-mekong-supply-chains-wwf-says/ Water Security Woes in Mongolia’s Capital  https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/water-security-woes-in-mongolias-capital/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/water-security-woes-in-mongolias-capital/ Climate-Proofing the India-Pakistan Indus Water Treaty https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/climate-proofing-the-india-pakistan-indus-water-treaty/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/climate-proofing-the-india-pakistan-indus-water-treaty/ From Siargao to Malabon: Filipino Coastal Communities on the Frontlines of Climate Change https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/from-siargao-to-malabon-filipino-coastal-communities-on-the-frontlines-of-climate-change/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/from-siargao-to-malabon-filipino-coastal-communities-on-the-frontlines-of-climate-change/ 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Western Afghanistan, Where Earlier Quake Killed Over 2,000 https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/6-3-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-western-afghanistan-where-earlier-quake-killed-over-2000/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/6-3-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-western-afghanistan-where-earlier-quake-killed-over-2000/ Centering Climate Change in the China-US Competition https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/centering-climate-change-in-the-china-us-competition/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/centering-climate-change-in-the-china-us-competition/ Bangladesh Gets First Uranium Shipment From Russia for Its Moscow-built Nuclear Power Plant https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/bangladesh-gets-first-uranium-shipment-from-russia-for-its-moscow-built-nuclear-power-plant/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/bangladesh-gets-first-uranium-shipment-from-russia-for-its-moscow-built-nuclear-power-plant/ Malaysia Calls for Regional Action to Tackle Transboundary Haze https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/malaysia-calls-for-regional-action-to-tackle-transboundary-haze/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/malaysia-calls-for-regional-action-to-tackle-transboundary-haze/ Clearing the Skies: Addressing Jakarta’s Air Pollution Problem https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/clearing-the-skies-addressing-jakartas-air-pollution-problem/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/clearing-the-skies-addressing-jakartas-air-pollution-problem/ Cleanup From Maui Fires Complicated by Island’s Logistical Challenges, Cultural Significance https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/cleanup-from-maui-fires-complicated-by-islands-logistical-challenges-cultural-significance/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/cleanup-from-maui-fires-complicated-by-islands-logistical-challenges-cultural-significance/ Malaysia Could Shut Schools Due to Spiking Air Pollution https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/malaysia-could-shut-schools-due-to-spiking-air-pollution/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/malaysia-could-shut-schools-due-to-spiking-air-pollution/ Climate Change and Poor Planning Combine in India’s Devastating Monsoon Season https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/climate-change-and-poor-planning-combine-in-indias-devastating-monsoon-season/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/climate-change-and-poor-planning-combine-in-indias-devastating-monsoon-season/ Can Sri Lanka Afford to Go Green? https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/can-sri-lanka-afford-to-go-green/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/can-sri-lanka-afford-to-go-green/ Vietnam Sentences Environmental Advocate to 3 Years Prison https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/vietnam-sentences-environmental-advocate-to-3-years-prison/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/vietnam-sentences-environmental-advocate-to-3-years-prison/ Japan’s Hydrogen Rush in Australia https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/japans-hydrogen-rush-in-australia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/japans-hydrogen-rush-in-australia/ The Antarctic Treaty System: A Useful but Imperfect ‘Guardrail’ for China-US Relations https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-antarctic-treaty-system-a-useful-but-imperfect-guardrail-for-china-us-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-antarctic-treaty-system-a-useful-but-imperfect-guardrail-for-china-us-relations/ Pakistan’s Energy Crossroads: Coal Dependency, the Climate Crisis, and a Quest for Sustainability https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/pakistans-energy-crossroads-coal-dependency-the-climate-crisis-and-a-quest-for-sustainability/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/pakistans-energy-crossroads-coal-dependency-the-climate-crisis-and-a-quest-for-sustainability/ Environment­alists Under Attack in the Philippines https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/environmentalists-under-attack-in-the-philippines/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/environmentalists-under-attack-in-the-philippines/ G-20’s Delhi Declaration Fell Short on Climate Change https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/g-20s-delhi-declaration-fell-short-on-climate-change/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/g-20s-delhi-declaration-fell-short-on-climate-change/ How the EU Can Contribute to the Green Transition in Central Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/how-the-eu-can-contribute-to-the-green-transition-in-central-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/how-the-eu-can-contribute-to-the-green-transition-in-central-asia/ The G20 Delhi Declaration Set the Climate Finance Agenda For COP28 https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-g20-delhi-declaration-set-the-climate-finance-agenda-for-cop28/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-g20-delhi-declaration-set-the-climate-finance-agenda-for-cop28/ India’s Strengthening Energy Diplomacy With Southeast Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/indias-strengthening-energy-diplomacy-with-southeast-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/indias-strengthening-energy-diplomacy-with-southeast-asia/ The Green Great Game Is This Century’s Space Race https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-green-great-game-is-this-centurys-space-race/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-green-great-game-is-this-centurys-space-race/ Indonesia’s New Capital Must Learn From Jakarta’s Hideous Pollution Problem https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/indonesias-new-capital-must-learn-from-jakartas-hideous-pollution-problem/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/indonesias-new-capital-must-learn-from-jakartas-hideous-pollution-problem/ Japan Battles Backlash After Releasing Wastewater From Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant  https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/japan-battles-backlash-after-releasing-wastewater-from-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/japan-battles-backlash-after-releasing-wastewater-from-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant/ The Deep Potential of Pakistan’s Climate Finance https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-deep-potential-of-pakistans-climate-finance/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-deep-potential-of-pakistans-climate-finance/ India’s Rapidly-Growing EV Market https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/indias-rapidly-growing-ev-market/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/indias-rapidly-growing-ev-market/ The Hidden Cause Behind Mongolia’s Deadly Summer Floods https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/the-hidden-cause-behind-mongolias-deadly-summer-floods/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/the-hidden-cause-behind-mongolias-deadly-summer-floods/ Kyrgyzstan to Return Issyk-Kul Resorts to Uzbekistan https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/kyrgyzstan-to-return-issyk-kul-resorts-to-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/kyrgyzstan-to-return-issyk-kul-resorts-to-uzbekistan/ The Release of Fukushima Wastewater Will Symbolically Hurt Japan https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/the-release-of-fukushima-wastewater-will-symbolically-hurt-japan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/the-release-of-fukushima-wastewater-will-symbolically-hurt-japan/ In Japan’s Neighbors, Fear and Frustration Over Radioactive Water Release https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/in-japans-neighbors-fear-and-frustration-over-radioactive-water-release/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/in-japans-neighbors-fear-and-frustration-over-radioactive-water-release/ Fukushima Nuclear Plant to Start Releasing Treated Radioactive Wastewater Into Pacific Ocean https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/fukushima-nuclear-plant-to-start-releasing-treated-radioactive-wastewater-into-pacific-ocean/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/fukushima-nuclear-plant-to-start-releasing-treated-radioactive-wastewater-into-pacific-ocean/ Climate Finance Must Be Part of Sri Lanka’s Debt Solution https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/climate-finance-must-be-part-of-sri-lankas-debt-solution/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/climate-finance-must-be-part-of-sri-lankas-debt-solution/ Wildfires Burn Popular Maui Tourist Town https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/wildfires-burn-popular-maui-tourist-town/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/wildfires-burn-popular-maui-tourist-town/ Death Toll in Recent Beijing Flooding Rises to 33, With 18 Still Missing https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/death-toll-in-recent-beijing-flooding-rises-to-33-with-18-still-missing/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/death-toll-in-recent-beijing-flooding-rises-to-33-with-18-still-missing/ Pakistan’s Path to Climate Action Needs Strong Political Leadership https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/pakistans-path-to-climate-action-needs-strong-political-leadership/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/pakistans-path-to-climate-action-needs-strong-political-leadership/ Typhoon Khanun Forecast to Turn Back to Southern Japanese Islands https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/typhoon-khanun-forecast-to-turn-back-to-southern-japanese-islands/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/typhoon-khanun-forecast-to-turn-back-to-southern-japanese-islands/ Kyrgyzstan Declares an Energy Emergency and Looks to China for Support https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/kyrgyzstan-declares-an-energy-emergency-and-looks-to-china-for-support/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/kyrgyzstan-declares-an-energy-emergency-and-looks-to-china-for-support/ Floods Around Beijing Kill At Least 20, Leave 27 Missing as Thousands Evacuated https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/floods-around-beijing-kill-at-least-20-leave-27-missing-as-thousands-evacuated/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/floods-around-beijing-kill-at-least-20-leave-27-missing-as-thousands-evacuated/ Australia Welcomes Lifting of UNESCO Threat to List Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in Danger https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/australia-welcomes-lifting-of-unesco-threat-to-list-great-barrier-reef-as-world-heritage-in-danger/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/australia-welcomes-lifting-of-unesco-threat-to-list-great-barrier-reef-as-world-heritage-in-danger/ China’s Oil Gambit in Africa’s Conflict Zones https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/chinas-oil-gambit-in-africas-conflict-zones/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/chinas-oil-gambit-in-africas-conflict-zones/ Delhi Drowns as Yamuna River Overflows https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/delhi-drowns-as-yamuna-river-overflows/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/delhi-drowns-as-yamuna-river-overflows/ Decentering the U.S.-China Relationship in the Climate Agenda https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/decentering-the-u-s-china-relationship-in-the-climate-agenda/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/decentering-the-u-s-china-relationship-in-the-climate-agenda/ Climate Concerns: Pakistan’s Environmental Challenges and Policy Shortcomings https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/climate-concerns-pakistans-environmental-challenges-and-policy-shortcomings/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/climate-concerns-pakistans-environmental-challenges-and-policy-shortcomings/ An Era of Extremes in South Asia: A Crisis of Health, Development, and Policy Planning https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/an-era-of-extremes-in-south-asia-a-crisis-of-health-development-and-policy-planning/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/an-era-of-extremes-in-south-asia-a-crisis-of-health-development-and-policy-planning/ With Kerry in Beijing, China Signals It Will Go Its Own Way on Climate Change Policy 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