SPOTLIGHT - Climate change in Syria, including a multi-year drought and unpredictable weather patterns, compounded by protracted civil war and its aftermath, has led to catastrophic effects on smallholder farmers and widespread food insecurity. In one tiny village in Salamieh, a district …

SPOTLIGHT - Syria is facing its worst drought in 70 years. Find out how residents of Salamieh District are pumping, reusing and storing their water supplies. 

OUR STORIES - On World Tourism Day 2023, Shenin Virji of Serena Hotels tells us about the environmental changes affecting East Africa, from rising sea levels to declining biodiversity. Can tourism be part of the solution?

SPOTLIGHT - From increasing biodiversity to reducing water wastage, farmers in Tajikistan are finding numerous ways to improve their environment and mitigate the effects of climate change, while increasing productivity in regions where arable land is precious.

OUR STORIES - In the third of our interviews with AKDN climate experts, we ask two South Asians who live and work at the frontiers of environmental and climate change about their work. How have things changed in their lifetime? How can the effects be mitigated? And what will the next …

SPOTLIGHT - AKDN takes a multisectoral approach to food security and nutrition in Tajikistan, from providing farming inputs and training to building rural infrastructure.

SPOTLIGHT - In the north of Pakistan, water is a scarce resource. The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme has constructed more than 1,500 irrigation channels in Pakistan, creating 210,000 acres of arable land.

SPOTLIGHT – Despite its abundant fresh water sources, much of Tajikistan lacks access to clean drinking water supplies. AKDN agencies are partnering with the Government of Tajikistan and local communities to renew water infrastructure, from irrigation canals to school toilets.

VIDEO – The Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s rehabilitation of the baolis at the Qutb Shahi Tombs won the 2022 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Distinction. Rainwater collected by the restored stepwells facilitated the replanting of the historic gardens, and provides irrigation and conservation …

The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, which has worked in disaster management in Pakistan for almost 25 years, has been providing advice, evacuation support and relief services during the extreme heat and heavy rains recently causing intense flooding across Pakistan.