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������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��’s Mekong WET project recently conducted Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments at Lao PDR’s two Ramsar sites, Beung Kiat Ngong and Xe Champhone, to understand how climate change impacts will affect species, habitats, and livelihoods. Results show that changes in rainfall will negatively…

Population growth, regional socio-economic development, climate change as well as changing consumption patterns contribute to increased demand for water, energy and food in Central Asia. Multi-sectoral cooperation and planning, both national and regional, would help address these challenges in a…

Recent climate change vulnerability assessments conducted in wetland sites in Viet Nam as a component of ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��’s Mekong WET project highlighted that rice farming, the main income of wetland communities, will be affected by changes in rainfall…

From June 24th to June 27th 2019, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Lao PDR facilitated a participatory assessment in Savannakhet Province, to evaluate the management effectiveness of the Ramsar designated Xe Champhone Wetland. The assessment was carried out using the Ramsar Management…

World Water Week, which has become the central hub for the global water community, is taking place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 25 to 30 September 2019. This year’s theme is “Water for society – Including all” and ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� will be joining dedicated…

The world’s cities cover only 3% of the Earth’s land but consume 60-80% of manufactured energy and are responsible for 70% of carbon emissions. However, cities and urban ecosystems have unparalleled potential to conserve…

As part of its outreach efforts, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Asia delivered a presentation about Thailand Thailand Bio-Diversity Network Alliance (B-DNA) to the Food and Agriculture Committee members of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Thailand, on Monday 22 July, in Bangkok.

By Raphaelle Flint,��Marine Programme Officer, ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Global Marine & Polar Programme ��

On the occasion of World Mangrove Day, let’s hear it for mangroves the super ecosystem of tropical and subtropical latitudes!

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Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 19 July 2019 (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) – The ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��-led Rio Doce Panel issued new recommendations today calling on officials to monitor the impacts of a temporary dam on Lake Juparanã and avoid further contamination of local water supplies.

Gland, Switzerland, 18 July 2019 (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��) – Overfishing has pushed two families of rays to the brink of extinction, while hunting for bushmeat and habitat loss have led to the decline of seven primate species, according to the latest update of The ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� Red List of…