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Gangtok Gears Up to be Zero-Waste City

Stories from the field Author: Farraz Theda Posted on January 23, 2018

A small city in the northern part of India doesn’t have a landfill site. While the Government has made significant decisions to ban the use of polystyrene disposable cutlery and plastic bottled water, the implementation is still facing huge challenges. They admit that as a small city, they need more opportunity to access the latest technology and funding.

Learning Climate Change through a Solar Powered Library

Stories from the field Author: Farraz Theda, Laura Hosman Posted on January 18, 2018

Have you ever imagined living without the internet? The fact is, there are several countries in the world with internet penetration rates below 20%. Solar Powered Educational Learning Library (SolarSPELL) brings its digital library to schools where internet access is scarce. Students can learn about climate change and other resilience topics through this solar-powered library.

Reanes Margawi: Solving the waste management problems through web-based application

ACCCRN Champion Author: Dwirahmi Suryandari, reanes putra Posted on January 16, 2018

Like most cities in Indonesia, Semarang, along with the surrounding Semarang Regency, are facing waste management problems. While Semarang has received Adipura (i.e. an award given to cities which are successful in managing their cleanliness), the city is still facing great challenge to manage waste. Each day, Semarang produces 1000-tonnes of waste, while only 15% of it has been self-managed by the community. This has motivated Reanes Putra Tito Magarwi to initiate a startup company called Sampah Muda.

2018 May be the Tipping Point for Tackling Climate Change

Opinion Author: Saleemul Huq Posted on January 12, 2018

There are only two years left to meet the Paris Agreement targets. There has been a significant number of positive developments and successes that the world has achieved in tackling the challenge of climate change during 2017. Bangladesh has also made impressive moves to invite the private sector to support environment-friendly growth.

“I don’t sleep well”: Extreme weather threatens Nepal’s farmers

Stories from the field Author: Aadesh Subedi Posted on January 03, 2018

Agriculture is being particularly hit as recurring droughts and floods have become the new normal. According to the Ministry of Agricultural Development, August floods in the Talai region alone cost farmers nearly 3 billion Nepalese rupees (about $28 million). As climate change brings more unpredictable weather, how farmer in Chitwan - Nepal adapt?