Beijing has appointed a new party chief in Tibet as the Communist Party shuffles regional leaders ahead of its 21st national congress. Hu Changsheng, 62, will serve as the party secretary of Tibet autonomous region, leaving his post as...

Following a familiar pattern, coverage of the glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border last month has subsided with the initial shock. However, while the world’s attention has shifted, Nepa...

Development in known hazard zones is creating untenable risks for communities around the world. Here’s how Nepal and the global community can build back differently.

The following is an introduction to and contextualization of some of the specific entries and broader categories included in CDT’s archived “ByteDance Lexicon of Sensitive Terms.” The lexicon, which contains some 5,241 “sensitive” words and phrases subject to review...

Alina B.K. should have been preparing for her end-of-year university exams, but news of devastating floods along the Nepal–Tibet border kept pulling her back to a troubling question: what kind of future awaits her? The 21-year-old forestry student, who...

The Chinese narrative attempts to erase the independent agency Tibet exercised before 1951, framing Shipki La as a historical link between China and India (not Tibet and India).

The problem wasn’t the volume of emergency information – it was who it came from, and how it was delivered.

Any additional emissions from a UK gasfield are incompatible with climate targets.

Tibetan advocacy group ICT urged US President Trump to seek the release of Panchen Lama and resume dialogue with Dalai Lama during Xi Jinping's visit, citing US laws.

In this week’s newsletter: As the Guardian launches a year-long project, Our Rivers, we take stock of the issues facing waterways around the worldDon’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe nicknames of the world’s...

The Himalayan disaster that tore through the China-Nepal border last month was a human calamity before it became a media story. A torrent of ice, rock, mud and debris swept through valleys, destroying key infrastructure, severing roads and communications,...

New research links last month’s disaster to fossil fuel pollution. Supporting disaster-hit countries must be at the centre of climate politicsFollowing a familiar pattern, coverage of the glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border three weeks ago has subsided with...

Beijing’s real vulnerability is not international action. It’s rising awareness within the Chinese population. 

Damage to infrastructure and the disruption of links with Tibet come on top of the heavy reliance on remittances from the more than 2.6 million Nepalis living abroad. A still-fragile economy and youth unemployment exceeding 20 per cent are...

Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in AugustClimate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing catastrophic floods and killing hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet last month, the...

Click to expand Image An Air China Boeing 777-300 at Beijing Capital International Airport, April 10, 2025. © 2025 Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images (New York) – A new Chinese government decree expands the discretion of administrative authorities to arbitrarily...

Almost one in seven jobs in Nepal rely on tourism. Travellers need to consider these things before planning a return to Nepal.

While meditation has been shown to have health benefits, it may not always be the right practice for all people.

Change happens rapidly when we know where to look: these solutions could tip the world towards a better future.

The flash floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, have renewed calls for cross-border monitoring amid concerns over climate change risks. The post Nepal-Tibet Floods Highlight Need for Cross-Border Early Warning System  first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Over the past 12 months, the federal government has approved multiple fossil fuel projects and cut climate science funding.

Demonstrators followed Xi’s motorcade through New Delhi, shouting 'Free Tibet' as hundreds protested his visit ahead of the BRICS summit.

Om Wok was crowned the winner of the 14th annual Momo Crawl in Jackson Heights, an event organized by Students for a Free Tibet that celebrates Himalayan cuisine and culture. The post Inside the Kitchens That Bring the Heat...

The Himalayas are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security as the region approaches “peak water” by mid-century, according to a study released this month. The findings come after the collapse...

Abnormally high temperatures across the Tibetan Plateau in early winter can trigger catastrophic rainstorms in California, according to a new study revealing a previously unidentified climate connection. In the winters of 2016-2017 and 2022-2023, record-breaking rain swept across the...