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At COP26, The Third Pole spoke with the PM's climate aide Malik Amin Aslam about turning Pakistan’s climate pledges into reality.

South Asian countries need to find a way to work together to deal with climate change, and this may revive cooperation beyond geostrategy

Phayul.com is one of the most popular & successful Tibetan news website in English. With daily readers touching over 12,500 and still growing. It features news and views on Tibet.

The Dalai Lama underlines the importance of Tibetan plateau as source of Asia’s major rivers.

The world awaits climate pledges from India at the World Leaders Summit, but finance, equity and justice still issues to be tackled at COP26.

We must make taking care of our natural environment a part of our daily life, and learn what science has to teach us, he added.The Dalai Lama said he was encouraged to see that the younger generations were demanding concrete action on climate change as it gives some hope for the future.The efforts of young activists such as Greta Thunberg to raise awareness about the need to listen to science and act accordingly are crucial.

Given India–Russia longstanding relationship and formal mechanisms of cooperation, the Arctic brings new opportunities. From joint oil and gas development projects to connectivity via shipping and fibre optic routes, the Arctic offers untold opportunities for joint investments and partnerships. It is time India and Russia explored new areas of mutual benefit in the Arctic.

We spoke to Sonam P Wangdi, chair of the Least Developed Countries Group, about what climate justice would look like at COP26 this month

Finance is a keey issue for developing countries at COP26, with trillians needed, and even the USD 100 billion promised not delivered

Bangladesh’s Nationally Determined Contribution bets on gas as a bridge fuel to help it reduce emissions while growing its economy