Noticias sobre Nepal
World Bank additional financing to improve water and sanitation services in Sri Lanka
With the additional finance the project is expected to reach over a million beneficiaries in total.
Climate change and melting glaciers have widely varied impacts on asian water supplies
Climate change is causing mountain snow to melt more rapidly and glaciers to shrink, but this is making a widely varied impact on water supplies in Asia, a new paper by PSI Senior Scientist Jeffrey Kargel says.
Flooding might triple in the mountains of Asia
A team of Swiss and international climate scientists has shown that the risk of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayan region and the Tibetan plateau could triple in the coming decades.
Environmental antimicrobial resistance driven by urban wastewater
Pollution in rivers and canals from inadequately managed urban wastewater, rather than aquaculture, is driving environmental antimicrobial resistance, research carried out in Thailand has found.
Severe flood threat caused by climate change
For the first time, researchers have proved human-caused global warming is directly responsible for creating a ‘critical threat’ of a devastating outburst flood – putting a city of some 120,000 people in the path of potential floodwaters, according to new research from the University of Oxford and the University of Washington, published in Nature Geoscience.
Global warming found to be culprit for flood risk in Peruvian Andes, other glacial lakes
As the planet warms, glaciers are retreating and causing changes in the world’s mountain water systems.
UN-Habitat to improve sanitation in informal settlements worldwide
The United Nations agency focused on sustainable urbanization, UN-Habitat, has launched a new programme to improve sanitation services for people living in slums and informal settlements.
World Bank signs $105 million project to improve waterways in West Bengal
The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank signed a $105 million project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata, West Bengal.
ADB to help prevent and control COVID-19 by strengthening WASH+H approach in projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $2 million technical assistance (TA) grant to help select developing members prevent and control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by expanding and integrating water, sanitation, hygiene, and health (WASH+H) approaches into ADB's projects.
World Bank grants $105 million to improve waterways in West Bengal, India
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $105 million project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in the capital city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India.
2020 on track to be one of three warmest years on record
Climate change continued its relentless march in 2020, which is on track to be one of the three warmest years on record.
Future Brahmaputra River flooding as climate warms may be underestimated
Ancient tree rings open window onto a previously invisible history.
Ovarro leak technology supports WaterAid in Nepal
Advanced technology from leak detection specialists Ovarro will support efforts to establish a reliable water supply in a Nepalese town.
Ground-breaking discovery finally proves rain really can move mountains
A pioneering technique which captures precisely how mountains bend to the will of raindrops has helped to solve a long-standing scientific enigma.
Grantees from South Asia awarded funds to develop innovations enhancing solar irrigation
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have awarded five organisations with funds to develop innovations for solar irrigation.
Software predicts the rise and fall of every river on Earth
BYU researchers major partners in NASA, USAID and NOAA initiatives.
ADB approves $50 million assistance to address flooding in Nepal’s river basins
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $40 million concessional loan and a $10 million project grant to help manage and mitigate flooding in Nepal’s Terai region.
Water borrowing: An invisible, global coping strategy for household water issues
Nearly two billion people worldwide lack access to a safe, managed water supply.
Study identifies need for investment in Asian hydropower modernisation
Hydropower stations constructed decades ago across Asia are in need of significant investment and upgrades to enhance their critical contribution to the region’s clean energy goals, according to new research.
Millions of children affected by devastating flooding in South Asia
Weeks of torrential monsoon rains, widespread flooding and deadly landslides in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal have affected millions of children and families, UNICEF said.