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  1. A salt pan workers in the Gujarat region of western India struggles to cook on a smoky wood stove. Photo: Manpreet Romana

    Curbing wood use in India's salt pans

    2012-02-17 10:06:00.0 | Comments 3

    AlertNet Contributor | Climate Conversations

    Efficient cookstoves are improving life for workers - but supplies remain low

  2. Thai NGO advocates safe sex in Bangkok red-light districts

    2012-02-14 12:39:00.0 | Comments 1

    AlertNet Contributor | Photo Blog

    SWING conducts HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in red light districts of Bangkok and Pattaya

  3. A tourist takes pictures at Namtso lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region on September 14, 2011. REUTERS/Kong Yen Lin

    Sharing ideas at the 'Third Pole'

    2012-02-02 17:04:00.0 | Comments 2

    AlertNet Contributor | Climate Conversations

    The climate-threatened Hindu Kush-Himalaya region needs better information and policy

  4. A girl covers cow dung patties with hay to store them for cooking fuel in the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, on November 15, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

    Collaboration key to easing South Asia crises

    2012-01-10 16:02:00.0 | Comments 0

    AlertNet Contributor | Climate Conversations

    Action-oriented research and planning can help the region deal with challenges such as climate change

  5. A farmer near Sangrur, in India’s Punjab, prepares to burn rice residue after harvest to prepare his land for wheat planting. CIAT/Neal Palmer

    Tackling Punjab's burning desire

    2012-01-06 10:42:00.0 | Comments 1

    AlertNet Contributor | Climate Conversations

    Is there a way to curb Punjab’s annual fires to clear the fields?

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