Rapid urbanization and overconsumption can threaten the natural environment, resource efficiency and resilience of a region, which are essential components of urban sustainability. Human effects which cause environmental degradation include poor sanitation and waste disposal, overconsumption of...

Myanmar has relied heavily on natural resource exploitation to sustain economic growth, and serious environmental issues are emerging, underlining the importance of transparent and robust Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system. There are growing concerns around the impacts of the...

The urgency of addressing Pakistan's environmental problems has probably never been greater. Conservative estimates presented in this report suggest that environmental degradation costs the country at least 6 percent of GDP, or about Rs. 365 billion per year, and these costs fall...