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Pandemic Sharpens Inequality Among the Vulnerable in Asia

The COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened inequality among vulnerable communities in Asia. Workers in the informal economy, such as factory workers, home-based workers, sex workers, street vendors, transport workers, - many of whom are women - are experiencing job losses...

Rich nations vaccinating one person every second while majority of the poorest nations are yet to give a single dose

US, UK and EU blocking proposals at WTO to help poorer countries get vaccines more quickly

One year on from the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the People’s Vaccine Alliance is warning...

Increasing Youth Participation in Agriculture Sector in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is facing a major challenge to be able to accommodate between 20,000 to 30,000 young people who enter the labour force each year. Currently, Timor-Leste’s economy cannot absorb these young people, as the sectors which provide many jobs such as manufacturing industries are not yet well-...

Inclusion Project 2 Brochure

The Inclusion Project - Phase 2 works with vulnerable communities and civil society to ensure continued access to essential river resources for their livelihoods, health and well-being, and is a continuation of Phase 1, which ran from 2014 to 2020. The project is built upon the achievements,...

SAENGRAWEE: Unheard story from indigenous Shan to World Water Week 2022 in STOCKHOLM

Authors: Socheata Sim & Saengrawee Suweerakan

The Mekong Region is facing unprecedented challenges to ensure sustainable, healthy transboundary rivers and more equitable development. Indigenous people, forest, and riverine communities and those living downstream, particularly...

Young people have the power to transform food systems

The Covid-19 pandemic revealed serious gaps in economic, social and political systems around the world and revealed crises of food, economy, health and climate. The theme for the 2021 International Youth Day (IYD), “Transforming...

Bangladesh

Jinjiram’s unsung hero - Salma Begum

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An emerging water leader from the remote reaches of Assam - Aruna Das

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Tajikistan

‘Fruit growers in Zerafshan Valley power their way to markets, heralding a bright future’

For farmers like Sharofat Sharipova, once a good apple season was overshadowed with worries about selling the apples before they started to rot. Now they have come together to form Producer Groups, learnt new techniques and are connected to the markets.

Pakistan

Resilience in the face of COVID-19: The collective action of rice farmers in Pakistan

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every sector of the economy in Pakistan; the agriculture sector is no exception. However, proving its resilience in one of the country’s worst economic slowdowns, the agriculture and livestock sector fared far better than other services and small-scale...