MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has inaugurated its first bioplastic bag manufacturing center in the northern island of Hanimaadhoo, a step authorities say will help the country tackle plastic pollution and strengthen food security in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations. The facility, developed by the Small Island Geographi...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s twin fight against climate change and public-health decline is reaching a breaking point, with new research showing that rising temperatures and pollution are inflicting multibillion-dollar losses on the economy and worsening disease outbreaks. The findings come from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Cl...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia could experience as many as 234 hot days per year if global warming remains unchecked, according to a new report by Climate Central and World Weather Attribution (WWA). The study, titled Ten Years of the Paris Agreement: The Present and Future of Extreme Heat, warns that even if all countries […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Environmental activists, youth groups, and health advocates gathered in the Bangladeshi capital on Monday to call for sweeping reforms to curb the country’s escalating lead pollution crisis, which continues to threaten millions of children. The rally marked International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2025, held und...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (MNTV) — Somali leaders, researchers, and humanitarian experts have urged the development of locally driven, research-backed strategies to tackle the country’s escalating climate and disaster challenges, emphasizing national self-reliance as global aid declines. The appeal was made during the ongoing Somali Resilience Confer...
Mutual Recognition Agreements could transform Indonesia’s forestry carbon credits into credible global assets, say researchers JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia’s national carbon registry system (SRN) must urgently strengthen its technical standards, digital infrastructure, and institutional coordination if it is to gain global recognition...
DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) — The State of Qatar is expanding its national air quality monitoring network and integrating advanced technologies as part of its broader environmental protection strategy under Qatar National Vision 2030, according to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. Officials said Qatar now operates over 45 fixed and mobile...
BASRA, Iraq (MNTV) — Farmers and herders in southern Iraq are struggling to survive as record-high salinity levels contaminate water sources, devastate crops, and kill livestock, deepening the region’s climate-induced crisis. Local farmer Umm Ali from Basra’s Al-Mashab marshes said her poultry and ducks have died after the river water turned t...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia will launch the first phase of its new environmental awareness campaign, Sustainable Steps, aimed at encouraging responsible environmental behavior and sustainable tourism practices across the Kingdom. Supported by the Environment Fund and organized in partnership with the Rahala Association in Tanuma...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has opened a major dialogue on the future of industrial water use as it faces the twin challenges of rapid economic growth and a worsening climate crisis. The 2nd Sustainable Water Management Expo 2025, which began Thursday at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), has brought together publ...
