Climate Change
Eurasia News Digest (16-30 April, 2024)

Russia & Central Asia Kazakhstan Commits $448.2 Million to Boost Recycling Infrastructure The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources will allocate 200 billion tenge ($448.2 million) to finance the construction and modernization of solid waste...

Neighborhood News Digest- 30 April 2024

Afghanistan From spring offensive to charm offensive: The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan - Times of India Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training...

International Strategic Engagement Capsule (IN-STEP)

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a two-day International Strategic Engagement Programme (IN-STEP) module on March 26-27, 2024, for 37 senior policymakers (both civil and military) including 29 from overseas. The overseas...

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: January 2024

Having joined the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on 16th January, soon after my superannuation from the Indian Navy on 31 December 2023, I have been assigned the onerous task of editing the ‘Monthly Expert Groups Report’. It is a tall...

Climate Change & Environmental Degradation: Impacts of War in Afghanistan

Introduction In the beginning of this month (February 2024) a three-day international conference on climate change was organized by the Nangarhar University situated in Jalalabad, the capital city of the eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan....

Climate Change in Central Asia: An Assessment of its Impact and Crisis Management

Introduction Climate change is having a significant impact on Central Asia, affecting social, economic, and environmental facets of society. Extreme weather conditions such as the coldest winters, flooding, earthquakes, melting of glaciers, and...

Climate Change in 2023: Has the World Reached an Inflection Point?

Introduction 2023 was a watershed year for climate change. As record after record was broken that year, experts lamented that the world may have reached an inflection point. For example, CO2 levels in the atmosphere are projected to reach record...

Multilateralism Digest: December 2023 - Issue 12

I. India in the UN India’s inputs for the Pact of the Future India reinforces the need for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan II. Plurilateral Developments Brazil begins its G20 Presidency Brazil launches new initiative BRICS Disability Forum...

Pathways to World War III

Understanding ‘World War’ A world war is an international conflict that involves most or all of the world's major powers. The Oxford English Dictionary cited the first known usage in the English language to a Scottish newspaper, The People's Journal...

Neighborhood News Digest – 06 December 2023

Afghanistan World Bank to Resume Projects in Afghanistan: Ministry- Tolo News The Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan said that the World Bank will resume around 45 incomplete projects in the country. The payment for some projects which stopped...

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