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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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November 8, 2012
Asia
Dams on the Mekong Continue, Under or Over the Radar
Reports this week that Laos has decided to continue building the Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong river, despite massive protests and many studies showing detrimental environmental impacts, reveals once ag…
May 24, 2011
China
The Truth about the Three Gorges Dam
A worker clears floating garbage on the Yangtze River near the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Hubei province on August 1, 2010. (China Daily Information Group/Courtesy Reuters) It has only taken ninet…
May 28, 2013
Energy and Environment
Challenges of Equitable Economic Development and Brazil’s Belo Monte Dam
The Belo Monte dam in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon basin has been at the center of controversy concerning hydropower infrastructure projects since protest of the project began in 2008. The confl…
January 10, 2024
Somalia
New Deals Open Old Wounds in the Horn of Africa
An already tense security environment in the Horn of Africa is growing even more perilous.
December 28, 2023
Ethiopia
Ethiopia in Troubled Waters
Ethiopia has struggled to recover from the fallout of the Tigray conflict, with few signs of improvement for 2024.
September 29, 2023
Panama
What’s Causing the Panama Canal Logjam
Low water levels have led to a traffic jam at one of the world’s busiest maritime passages. The bottleneck demonstrates how accelerating climate change is threatening global supply chains.
December 1, 2023
Climate Change
Climate, Conflict, and COP28: The Burden on Unstable Regions
In Dubai, leaders should focus their attention on policy solutions for vulnerable regions where climate change is amplifying the consequences of armed conflict and compounding failures of governance…
