climate change

Screen Southasia: Q&A session for ‘Sand and Water’
A conversation with the filmmaker Shaheen Dill-Riaz, director of ‘Sand and Water’.
The Editors | Jul 14, 2023

Southasia’s place in contemporary climate fiction
Western cli-fi seems almost addicted to Southasia as a theatre for exploring its greatest concerns, yet often falls prey to uninformed perspectives. But there is also a growing tide of climate fiction by Southasians themselves.
Evan Tims | Jun 28, 2023

Is Kerala’s pokkali the rice of the future?
Pokkali is one of the oldest rice varieties in Kerala. It became prominent for its salt-tolerant and flood-resistant properties and is now being pitched as a climate-adaptive crop
Sandeep Sreelekha | Feb 09, 2023

Climate change in Bangladesh is driving a dengue outbreak in winter
Dengue is endemic in Bangladesh but the current outbreak is unusual in its scale and seasonality. Many experts have linked the surge in dengue cases with extreme climate events
Rafiqul Islam | Jan 27, 2023

Southasia Climate Events Tracker
Mapping the impact of the climate crisis across Southasia
The Editors | Jan 13, 2023

Nepal elections, Pakistan’s new Army Chief, ‘Moshari’, and more.
Southasiasphere episode 22: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Dec 16, 2022

The story of Paani Apas
Community initiatives to address the water crisis in coastal Bangladesh.
Rafiqul Islam | Nov 18, 2022

Pakistan’s Manchar lake
The forced exodus of the fishing community at Manchar Lake.
Shaukat Korai | Oct 21, 2022

Southasia’s COP26, Bhutan’s political prisoners, the politics of listening and more.
Southasiasphere episode 13: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Nov 16, 2021

Count your climate losses
How recent reports on climate change weigh the economic versus the human cost of the ecological crisis.
The Editors | Jul 30, 2021
