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COP 27: High Stakes, Low Expectations
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, will take place at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt from 6 to 18 November. The main aim of the conference is to spur action towards achieving the world’s collective climat....

November 04, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Extreme weather events , COP 27 , Climate Tipping Points
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 04, 2022

Afghanistan
SIGAR Highlights Afghan Situation in Latest Quarterly Report: Tolo News
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released its 57th quarterly report, in which it highlighted the political, econom....

November 04, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , Climate Change , Terrorism , trade , energy , Tourism , Human Rights , Diplomacy , Hydropower , Health crisis
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 03, 2022

Afghanistan
Female Students Above 6th Grade Get Schooling from Kabul Organization: Tolo News
An institution in Kabul is supporting girls' education and providing work opportunities for nearly 2,000 girls above grade sixth in K....

November 03, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Climate Change , Terrorism , trade , Tourism , New Zealand , Human Rights , Diplomacy , Health crisis , Female Education
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 01, 2022

Afghanistan
Women Hold Protest for Right to Learn and Work: Tolo News
Following calls to reopen girls' schools above sixth grade and employment for women, a group of women staged a protest in Kabul to express their concerns a....

November 02, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , ASEAN , economy , Maldives , Climate Change , elections , CPEC , Inflation , Women , Political Crisis , media freedom , tourists
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - November 02, 2022

Afghanistan
US to act unilaterally against terrorist threats from Afghanistan - Dawn
The United States will continue to act unilaterally to address emergent terrorist threats from Afghanistan, the US State Department has warned.....

November 02, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Climate Change , Terrorism , trade , Tourism , New Zealand , Human Rights , Diplomacy , Health crisis
VIF Neighbourhood News Digest - October 14, 2022

Afghanistan
Uzbekistan President Suggests Forming Intl Group to Coordinate with Kabul: Tolo News
Speaking at the 6th CICA Summit Astana 2022, the president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, suggested the establishment of an i....

October 14, 2022 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Russia , economy , Afghanistan , Climate Change , sanctions , Ukraine , military , Human Rights , Floods , Connectivity
Climate Change: Takeaway from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF

In this episode of the VIF podcast, Ms Heena Samant, Research Assistant and Mr PK Hangzo, Associate Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation discuss the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Re....

August 23, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Climate Change , Floods , Podcast , Extreme weather , climate justice , climate finance , threat multiplier , droughts
Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: June 2022
Naval Jagota

In the month of June 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized two expert group, one think tank and one eminent person interaction with most of them being hybrid. The restricted interactions of the other expert groups were due to sche....

July 21, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Quad Plus , Climate Change , Bangladesh-India relations , Algeria , CICIR , CASS , China-India Climate Change , International Crisis , New Horizons
Geostrategic Implications of Ukraine Conflict
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The Ukraine conflict has been a turning point in both geopolitics and geoeconomics. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF takes a purview on the geostrategic implications of the Ukraine conflict, delving into the global food and energy crisis, impact on car....

July 05, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Climate Change , globalization , Podcast , energy crisis , Food Crisis , Ukraine Conflict
Floods in Assam: The Case for Rethinking Adaptation
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Introduction
North-east India has been witnessing unusually heavy rainfall since the beginning of May. That has resulted in one of the worst floods ever recorded in Assam. As of 3 July, flood has affected 1,835,551 people in 26 out of the s....

July 04, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Commentary , Climate Change , Extreme weather events , Assam flood , climate change adaptation , nature-based solutions , green infrastructure
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