Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday presented two innovative proposals to help the climate-victim countries in South Asia as the eight-nation Saarc Summit began in Thimpu with the theme
A natural disaster rapid response mechanism treaty for the SAARC region will not be signed in the upcoming summit with SAARC member states yet to reach a consensus on it.
Online media reports state bilateral diatribe between some of the neighbouring nations for failure to reach a consensus.
April 20: The 16th Saarc summit to be held in Bhutan on April 28 and 29 can be expected to discuss climate change and consider requests by Australia and Mauritius for becoming observers of the eightnation regional grouping.
In summary, the challenge of food security is one of the serious problems that the region is currently grappling with. Given the rich biodiversity and agricultural base of the region, there is an ample scope for cooperation within the SAARC countries in this avenue. Collaboration in the domain of agricultural
Recognizing the potential for accelerating South Asian regional cooperation and integration, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined hands to undertake an exploration of key issues concerning trade facilitation and other impediments to private sector led development and integration in South Asia.
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka said at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark that South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is concerned about the adverse effects of climate change in the South Asia region and stressed that the region has made no contribution to Green House Gas emissions.
The worldwide paradigm shift in river basin management has not affected policymakers in south Asia. Hydro-diplomacy in the Ganges-Brahmaputra- Meghna basin is still based on reductionist engineering, and looks at marginal economic benefits, without showing any concern for the long-run implications for livelihoods and ecosystem.
India and other South Asian nations today said they would adhere to the Kyoto Protocol, which imposes emission cuts on developed countries, at the Copenhagen climate change summit in December.
India and other South Asian nations today said they would adhere to the Kyoto Protocol, which imposes emission cuts on developed countries, at the Copenhagen climate change summit in December.
