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A new analysis of food, energy, water, and climate change in the Indus Basin shows how a cross-boundary and multi-sectoral perspective could lead to economic benefits and lower costs for all countries involved.
Countries in South Asia s Indus River Basin could lower costs for development and reduce soil pollution and water stress by cooperating on management and development of water resources, electricity, and food production, according to new IIASA research.
The Indus River Basin - which includes parts of Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan - is one of the most intensively cultivated regions on Earth, highly water-stressed, and lacking energy security. It is home to a rapidly growing population of 250 million people and the impacts of climate change are placing further stress on these already challenging conditions.
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Environmental Impacts Of The COVID-19 Pandemic, As Observed From Space Press Release - Source: NASA
Maps of water turbidity compiled using data from NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite before and during the lockdowns in New York show decreased turbidity near western Manhattan (indicated by a red star). Colors represent different levels of total material suspended in the water. Credits: NASA/Nima Pahlevan
COVID-19 has changed the way we live and work, as various health and safety restrictions keep more of us at home more often.
The resulting changes to our behavior are already impacting the environment around us in myriad ways, according to comparisons of remote sensing data before and during the pandemic collected by NASA, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and ESA (European Space Agency) Earth-observing satellites and others.