ADB invests $250M to combat glacier loss and protect livelihoods

Published on: October 29, 2025 9:30 PM The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $250 million for a new initiative called “Glaciers to Farms”. The project is part of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and aims to strengthen water and agriculture...

Panama meeting: Parties fail to agree on text of recommendations for Conventional on Biological Diversity

At the 27th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-27) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), delegates failed to produce a clear set of recommendations for COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia...

Trump, 79, Forgets Name of War He Supposedly Solved

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Crime without statute of limitations: five years since tragedy of Barda

Five years have passed since the barbaric shelling of the city of Barda by the Armenian Armed Forces during the Second Karabakh War. During the Second Karabakh War, Barda district was subjected to rocket and artillery attacks three times - on...

Exploring Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan region above and below sea level

Published on 28/10/2025 - 15:00 GMT+1 •Updated 19:28 Sweeping landscapes are everywhere you look in Nakhchivan, an autonomous Azerbaijani Republic wedged between Iran, Armenia and Türkiye. The imposing rock formations and formidable mountains have...

Emergency contraception is now free in the UK — finally, a win for women

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Alexander Kochubaev`s lawyer addresses open letter to RA Prosecutor  General

ArmInfo. Alexander Kochubaev's lawyer, Erik Aleksanyan, sent an open letter to the Prosecutor General of Armenia, Anna Vardapetyan, calling for his client's pretrial detention to be changed due to family circumstances. "Dear Ms. Vardapetyan, given...

Beast Ransomware Targets Active SMB Connections to Infect Entire Networks

A sophisticated ransomware operation known as Beast has emerged as a significant cybersecurity threat, employing aggressive network propagation tactics that leverage Server Message Block (SMB) port scanning to infiltrate and encrypt systems across...

$250m funding to boost Pakistan and regional glacier-fed agriculture under ADB project

Project covers Pakistan, Central Asia and South Caucasus. Funding to complement $3.25bn from ADB over next decade. Plan focuses on Swat river basin, covering around 27m hectares. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million for Glaciers...

$250m approved for Glacial Melt Adaptation Plan

- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (APP):The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million for Glaciers to Farms—a flagship adaptation program led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build resilient water and agriculture systems for...

ADB approves $250m ‘Glaciers to Farms’ project to boost climate resilience

ADB programme spans nine countries, tackling glacier loss threatening water, agriculture, energy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $250 million for a flagship initiative titled “Glaciers to Farms” under the Green Climate Fund (GCF)....

Pakistan to benefit from $250m climate resilience fund for glacier-fed areas

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million in financing for Glaciers to Farms, a large-scale adaptation initiative spearheaded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). According to an ADB statement, the programme is designed to support...

$250 million allocated for glacier melting project in region including Azerbaijan

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million for Glaciers to Farms—a flagship adaptation program led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build resilient water and agriculture systems for vulnerable communities in glacier-dependent...

<![CDATA[Convergent and Divergent Signaling Pathways in Cancer: A Dual-Axis Model for Adaptive Precision Oncology]]>

Introduction Cancer progression involves complex disruptions in the cellular signaling pathways that govern proliferation, differentiation, survival, and interactions within the tumor microenvironment (TME). Although the genetic alterations...

GCF approves $250mn for ‘Glacial Melt Adaptation’ in Pakistan, Central Asia and Caucasus

MANILA: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million in funding for the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Glaciers to Farms program, a flagship regional initiative aimed at strengthening climate resilience in glacier-dependent communities...

Pakistan’s glacier-fed rivers to benefit from $250mn GCF funding

The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world’s largest climate fund, has approved $250 million for Glaciers to Farms—a flagship adaptation program led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build resilient water and agriculture systems for vulnerable...

Green Climate Fund approves $250mn for Glaciers to Farms Program in Asia, Pakistan

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million for Glaciers to Farms—a flagship adaptation program led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to build resilient water and agriculture systems for vulnerable communities in...

The plight of Artsakh Christians and their dream to return home: 'Forgotten by everyone'

Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are seen in the center of the town of Goris on Sept. 30, 2023, before being evacuated to various Armenian cities. Over 100,000 people fled Nagorno-Karabakh since the breakaway region saw its decades-long...

…And Trump Failed

Pushing the farfetched notion of replacing income-tax revenues with tariffs (custom duties), Donald Trump, during his 2024 Presidential campaign, advocated a massive increase in tariffs ~ 60 per cent tariff on China, 100 per cent on Mexico, and 20...

Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients&#x27; race, ethnicity

With millions of people at risk of losing access to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program starting Nov. 1, a viral chart claimed to show the majority of the nation’s food stamp recipients are non-white and noncitizens. The chart,...