Weathering the Storm: The Need for Healthy Rivers in a Warming World
Rivers are some of our best allies as we develop our resilience in the face of climate change, writes Kate Horner for International Rivers. We don’t know how the US…
Author: International Rivers
Living With Floods – Chaur Communities of the Teesta River
Bharat Lal Seth, the South Asia Program Coordinator at International Rivers, visited some of the river islands (known as chaurs) of the Teesta River. Below he reports on the lives…
Environmental Destruction – The Hidden Hand Behind “Natural” Disasters
Peter Bosshard of International Rivers takes a look at the role environmental destruction plays in natural disasters such as floods and droughts. Floods and droughts in many parts of the…
Unregulated Development Exacerbated Kashmir Floods
The Jhelum Valley received unparalleled rains during September 2014. However, the inconvenient fact remains that the Kashmir flood disaster was notably exacerbated by human interventions in the river basin, reports…
