Sumit Vij, Robbert Biesbroek, Annemarie Groot, Katrien Termeer
The aim of this article is to explain and compare the changes in climate policy paradigms (CPPs) of Bangladesh and Nepal. Climate policies are shaped by the underlying CPPs that refer to a dominant set of prevailing and institutionalized ideas and strategies to reduce the impacts of climate change. ...
Sumit Vij, Eddy Moors, Bashir Ahmad, Md. Arfanuzzaman et al.
This paper analyses and assesses how existing policies and approaches in South Asia consider long-term climate change adaptation. Presently, it is unclear what approaches are used in the existing policies to cope with the future climatic changes. Our research framework consists of two components. Fi...
Art Dewulf, Timothy Karpouzoglou, Jeroen Warner, Anna Wesselink et al.
Abstract Since the early work on defining and analyzing resilience in domains such as engineering, ecology and psychology, the concept has gained significant traction in many fields of research and practice. It has also become a very powerful justification for various policy goals in the water secto...
Sumit Vij, Jeroen Warner, Robbert Biesbroek, Annemarie Groot
This article shows how Bangladesh and India intentionally maintain the status quo for the Brahmaputra River at the transboundary level, using material and ideational resources. Results show that India wants to reduce its hegemonic vulnerabilities and Bangladesh aims to maintain its control over the ...
Ryan Stock, Sumit Vij, Asif Ishtiaque
Abstract South Asia is a region uniquely vulnerable to climate-related impacts. Climate change adaptation in India and Bangladesh evolves using powering and puzzling approaches by policy actors. We seek to answer the question: how do powering and puzzling approaches influence the climate change adap...
Asif Ishtiaque, Hallie Eakin, Sumit Vij, Netra Chhetri et al.
Shariful Islam Tushar, Habibur Rahman Anik, Md Mazbah Uddin, Sumit Mandal et al.
This review discusses the development and application of nanocellulose (NC)-aerogels, a sustainable and biodegradable biomaterial, with enhanced flame retardant (FR) properties. NC-aerogels combine the excellent physical and mechanical properties of NC with the low density and thermal conductivity o...
Tanushree Baruah, Anamika Barua, Sumit Vij
Abstract The legacy of the sub‐continent has led to a complex geopolitical rivalry in the Brahmaputra River Basin, shared by China, India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. Each riparian state has a varying interest and development agenda, hindering the identification of common interests for water cooperation...
Sumit Vij, Ryan Stock, Asif Ishtiaque, Maaz Gardezi et al.
Climate change policies are prepared in a power-loaded environment, where different policy actors interact to meet their personal or collective interests.This paper argues that the 'power interplay' between actors plays a significant role in shaping and reshaping climate change policies.We present e...
Asif Ishtiaque, Ryan Stock, Sumit Vij, Hallie Eakin et al.
Abstract Climate change adaptation governance involves multiple actors, operating from local to national level, and during their interactions, several challenges may surface and act as barriers to adaptation. While existing studies attempted to create an exhaustive list of barriers by focusing on “w...
Edward Prutzer, Anne Patrick, Asif Ishtiaque, Sumit Vij et al.
This review systematically traces the context and evolution of climate-smart irrigation (CSI) in four South Asian countries-Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. CSI technologies and practices strive to address two main objectives: (1) sustainably enhance agricultural/water productivity and rural ...
Arundhati Deka, Natasha Hazarika, Sumit Vij, Anamika Barua et al.
This article analyses the media reporting on conflicts and cooperation in the Brahmaputra River basin. We used 2437 newspaper articles published between 2010 and 2020 from the four riparians (China, India, Bhutan and Bangladesh) to explain the science–media interlinkages and what print media reports...
Vijay Kumar Raut, Akhlaque Hossain Khan, Mamun Ahmad, Sumit Barua et al.
Sciatica is generally caused by such well-recognized entity as lumbar disc herniation in neurosurgical practice. However rare pathologies such as epidural varices may mimic them by causing radicular symptoms. In this case report, we present a 20-years-old man with the complaint of low back pain and...
Sumit Vij
To address the impacts of climate change, countries in South Asia are increasingly making efforts to design climate change adaptation (CCA) policies. Such policies are prepared in a complex power-loaded environment, where different policy actors struggle with one another to meet their personal or co...
Anamika Barua, Protiva Adhikary, Sumit Vij
The 2024 floods in India and Bangladesh, triggered by heavy rainfall and upstream runoff, affected millions and displaced hundreds of thousands. This disaster exposed critical gaps in transboundary water management, especially in the areas of data sharing and early warning systems between the two co...
Prabhat Kumar Sharma, Sagar Vivek Redkar, Abhishek Madhav Karmalkar, Sumit Anand et al.
Background: In India, approximately 33-46% people are obese which is a major risk factor to several non-communicable diseases. Amongst all existing treatment modalities, semaglutide injection is the proven most effective glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist for obesity, but high costs li...
Rupam Bhaduri, Sumit Vij, Anamika Barua, Arup Kumar Sarma
The Brahmaputra River Basin (BRB) is an ecologically sensitive region, facing threats from anthropogenic interventions and climate change. Geopolitical tensions among the riparian nations have impeded collaboration, resulting in a gap in basin-wide research. Despite limited scientific understanding,...
Mijo Luke, Risper Ajwang’ Ondiek, Fides Izdori, Gitima Das et al.
With climate change and political uncertainties, policies worldwide have undergone several reforms, promising transformation for improving water access and usage. However, unsustainable and unequal outcomes persist in several countries. The article investigates the gap between the rhetoric and reali...
Rupam Bhaduri, Sumit Vij, Anamika Barua, Arup Kumar Sarma
The Brahmaputra River Basin (BRB) is an ecologically sensitive region, facing threats from anthropogenic interventions and climate change. Geopolitical tensions among the riparian nations have impeded collaboration, resulting in a gap in basin-wide research. Despite limited scientific understanding,...
Rupam Bhaduri, Sumit Vij, Anamika Barua, Arup Kumar Sarma
The Brahmaputra River Basin (BRB) is an ecologically sensitive region, facing threats from anthropogenic interventions and climate change. Geopolitical tensions among the riparian nations have impeded collaboration, resulting in a gap in basin-wide research. Despite limited scientific understanding,...