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Flooding tests China’s crisis capabilities

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CHINA

On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and a serious economic downturn exacerbated by trade frictions with the United States, the flooding poses yet another crisis for Beijing.

Sahel floods will compound regional fragility

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WEST AFRICA

Affected communities face long-term economic consequences, and their governments -- already resource-poor, and with budgets stretched thin by insecurity, corruption and COVID-19…

Niger should weather cost-of-living crisis

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NIGER

This year, the floods have coincided with rising living costs and threaten to trigger protests, especially in densely populated southern cities where the president is not popular…

Climate change will prompt major reform in South Asia

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SOUTH ASIA

Responses to climate change in South Asia.

El Nino spells multiple humanitarian crises for Africa

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AFRICA

Outlook for El Nino in sub-Saharan Africa.

Natural disasters’ economic toll will grow in ASEAN

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ASEAN

This comes as severe flooding has again hit the region with thousands of Thais forced to flee their homes and at least 83 Vietnamese reported dead as a result of flash floods and…

Floods give a new focus to Pakistan’s foreign policy

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PAKISTAN

Islamabad, which provisionally estimates the economic cost of the disaster at USD10bn, continues to call on external players to provide financial and humanitarian assistance…

Peru and the Andean region brace for El Nino

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LATIN AMERICA

As experts predict a strong El Nino, Pacific countries are getting ready for extreme weather conditions.

Ambitious plans aim to improve Argentine water usage

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ARGENTINA

Water management and investments.

South Asia will focus on easing impact of large floods

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SOUTH ASIA

India and Pakistan face a higher risk of heatwaves. Rising average temperatures may be linked to increased monsoon-related emergencies in South Asia.