--- title: south asia type: taxonomy_archive taxonomy: post_tag slug: south-asia term_id: 364 permalink: "https://350.org/tag/south-asia/" post_count: 20 --- # south asia Posts in this archive: 20 - [Dear Saber H Chowdhury: From a young climate activist in Atapara, Bogura](https://350.org/dear-saber-h-chowdhury-from-a-young-climate-activist-in-atapara-bogura/) — My open letter to Saber H Chowdhury is a collective voice from all the youth activists of Bangladesh, who have long looked up to him for his positive actions to address the climate crisis. - [Green New Deal hubs, climate strikes, and more](https://350.org/green-new-deal-hubs-climate-strikes-and-more/) — Here are some exciting news about the climate justice movement in Bangladesh. Read on and get involved! - [My Country Pakistan Is Drowning](https://350.org/my-country-pakistan-is-drowning/) — As I write this, my country is drowning. In the past two weeks, Pakistan experienced cataclysmic floods triggered by unprecedented monsoon and glacial melting, killing over a thousand people and many more injured, destroying hundreds of thousands of homes and millions of acres of crops, and causing billions of dollars in damage. - [Bangladesh and India facing the worst flood in 122 years](https://350.org/bangladesh-and-india-facing-the-worst-flood-in-122-years/) — The unpredictable floods in South Asia point to changes in patterns and extreme weather events that are becoming the norm. The monsoon shift has caused extreme precipitation resulting in floods in many cities, which caused the death toll of 105 people while displacing 7.2 million people. - [350.org: Climate change induced heatwaves in South Asia demonstrate how fossil fuels exacerbate global injustice](https://350.org/350-org-climate-change-induced-heatwaves-in-south-asia-demonstrate-how-fossil-fuels-exacerbate-global-injustice-2/) — Over a billion people are currently contending with deadly temperatures as the relentless heatwave in Pakistan and India continues to climb, with spring-time temperatures already 5-8 degrees celsius above normal. - [Heatwaves in South Asia are a wakeup call to immediately limit greenhouse gas emissions everywhere](https://350.org/heatwaves-in-south-asia-are-a-wakeup-call/) — The heat waves raging through South Asia are what a climate crisis looks like. The record-breaking temperatures have led to electricity and water shortages and affected the poorest sections of the society who have done the least to cause this crisis. - [Complaint filed against JICA for concealing information in the US Stock Market](https://350.org/complaint-filed-against-jica-for-concealing-information-in-the-us-stock-market/) — This complaint marks the first time a governmental organization has been targeted by a whistleblower complaint filed with the SEC. - [Japan Must Stop Funding Coal in Bangladesh](https://350.org/japan-must-stop-funding-coal-in-bangladesh/) — As Bangladesh reels from continued climate-induced disasters, Japan would do well to support renewable energy development and help the country leapfrog towards a sustainable future. - [Cyclone Yaas leaves behind a trail of destruction in India and Bangladesh](https://350.org/cyclone-yaas-leaves-behind-a-trail-of-destruction-in-india-and-bangladesh/) — Another week, another cyclone makes landfall in South Asia. This time on the east coast in India’s Odisha state, but inflicting damage in Bangladesh as well. - [The driving force of Cyclone Tauktae: Warming of the Arabian Sea](https://350.org/the-driving-force-of-cyclone-tauktae-warming-of-the-arabian-sea/) — As the Arabian sea continues to warm due to increased carbon emissions, cyclones like Tauktae will become the new normal. - [Will this be the end for Coal in Pakistan?](https://350.org/end-for-coal-in-pakistan/) — It is not clear whether approved coal projects will be canceled or that no new coal proposals will be added to the current development pipeline. - [A Green New Deal for Bangladesh Must Exclude Gas](https://350.org/green-new-deal-for-bangladesh-must-exclude-gas/) — If the proposal from the Power Ministry to cancel all but five coal plants is accepted by the Prime Minister’s office, then it will herald a new direction not only in Bangladesh but in the wider region. But switching to LNG based power generation is not the right choice. Greenhouse gas emissions from the full LNG life cycle are just as devastating as coal. - [In Photos: Global Climate Strike in Bangladesh](https://350.org/in-photos-global-climate-strike-in-bangladesh/) — As one-third of the country remains inundated by floodwater, coordinated actions across Bangladesh led by Friday’s for Future Bangladesh demand immediate action from world leaders and just recovery for the people and the planet. - [In Photos: Floods displace millions in South Asia](https://350.org/floods-displace-millions-in-south-asia/) — Home to the one-fourth of the world’s population, South Asia is reeling from the effects of climate impacts as massive floods have displaced more than 9.6 million people. This, in the midst of the pandemic, has left affected communities with an uncertain future. - [Never Forget Phulbari Massacre of 2006](https://350.org/phulbari-massacre-of-2006/) — 50,000 people marched in Phulbari, Bangladesh on August 26, 2006, to protest against the plan to start an open-pit coal mine in some of the most fertile land of Bangladesh. Paramilitary forces opened fire killing three protestors and injured over 200 people. Every year, August 26 is observed as the “Phulbari Day”. - [Bangladesh needs a Just Recovery to Recover from Climate Impacts](https://350.org/bangladesh-needs-a-just-recovery/) — Massive floods in Bangladesh shows the inequality of the climate crisis and the need for a Just Recovery to build a better future. - [Third fly ash dyke collapse in India’s Singrauli in eight months](https://350.org/third-fly-ash-dyke-collapse-in-indias-singrauli-in-eight-months/) — Repeated breaches of barriers holding back toxic coal sludge bring to the fore the negligence of the coal companies towards life and property.  - [India’s heatwave season is becoming deadlier every year](https://350.org/indias-heatwave-season-is-becoming-deadlier-every-year/) — Heatwaves have become increasingly frequent in India over the last few years. 2018 was the sixth warmest year since record-keeping began in 1901 and 11 of the 15 warmest years have occurred since 2004. - [In Sundarbans, Climate Change is already taking away houses and farmland](https://350.org/in-sundarbans-climate-change-is-already-taking-away-houses-and-farmland/) — Bangladesh is on the frontlines of climate change. Nowhere else is this more visible than on the banks of the Poshur River in the Mongla district of Bangladesh. - [Anti-Coal Protest in Bangladesh Turns Deadly](https://350.org/anti-coal-protest-in-bangladesh-turns-deadly/)