Characterized by the impact of colonization followed by political instability, economic melt-down and social stratification, Pakistan struggle\’s to cope with the rapidly changing climate. Climate
![A New Island Forms in the Maldives [Image: NASA]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/maldives_oli_202056_th.webp "Maldives")
The residents of Meedhoo Island saw a newly formed Island in Maldives, as one of the worst weather conditions of the summer abated.
On World’s Ocean Day, The World Bank, Parley for the Oceans, and the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) joined hands to launch a $50 million regional project to help South Asia control and curb its marine plastic pollution and ramp up eco-innovation.
![India has ranked 168th out of 180 in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI); the country faces serious environmental health risks [Al Jazeera]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/000_8V9346.webp "Environmental degradation")
India has ranked 168th out of 180 in the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI); the country faces serious environmental health risks
Currently, the COVID-19 crisis is the worst health emergency the world is witnessing. The worst toll it has taken is on the economy. The US
![The Afghan government has initiated digging trenches to capture rainwater and snowmelt on a mountain on the outskirts of Kabul [Al Jazeera].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Kabul.jpeg "Kabul")
The Afghan government has initiated digging trenches to capture rainwater and snowmelt on a mountain on the outskirts of Kabul.
The (EPI) scorecard is calculated every year to analyze the performance of different countries in adhering to UN (SDGs) on the ecological paradigm.