Global Warming to Increase Water in South Asian Rivers
[ISLAMABAD] A wetter future awaits South Asia, says a new study based on global climate change models that informed the fifth assessment report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
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Mapping Techniques to ‘Leave No One Behind’
Creating maps in unprecedented detail is aiding efforts from vaccination to disaster relief. Gareth Willmer reports. Just a few years ago, Nigeria was one of three countries still recording polio…
Philippines Making a Case as Disaster Management Hub
Long before climate change became a buzz word, the Asia-Pacific region had gained a reputation as a natural disaster hotspot. Over the past 45 years, the region accounted for 57…
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Threaten Tibet, Nepal
[LHASA] Tibet’s expanding glacial lakes threaten downstream communities in Nepal, reports Jane Qiu for SciDev.Net. Geologists gathered in Beijing for the 33rd International Geographical Congress, held in August, reported that…
Sri Lankan Mangroves Respond to Conservation Plan
[COLOMBO] A year after Sri Lanka launched a mangrove conservation plan with funds from a U.S. conservation group about half of its 37,000 hectares of mangrove forests are in a…
Food Insecurity Follows Floods in Sri Lanka
Food shortages brought on by extreme weather events have resulted in almost a quarter of Sri Lanka’s 21 million people becoming malnourished, says a World Food Programme (WFP) document, reports…
Cyclone Roanu Exposed Sri Lankan Disaster Response Gaps
ICTs can help disaster response, so long as they are fully integrated into overall systems, says Nalaka Gunawardene, writes Nalaka Gunawardene for SciDevNet. When hazards turn into disasters, they challenge…
Initiative to Raise Awareness on Climate Change Impacts
An initiative has been formed to help African and Asian societies understand climate change-related impacts such as extreme weather events and prepare for future ones, reports Isaac Odhiambo for SciDev.Net. The…
A Simple Solution to the Old Problem of Floods
Floods and drought are often two sides of the same coin. In certain places, they damage soil, water systems and ecosystems in repeating cycles that exacerbate each other’s impact. South…
Timely Flood Warnings for Downstream Nepal and India
A new Community-Based Flood Early Warning system will allow communities in Nepal and India to access almost real-time information about water levels upstream, reports Giovanni Ortolani for SciDev.Net. Communities in…
Brazil Mining Dam Disaster – Crowdfunding Pays for Independent Environmental Report
Just weeks after two dams collapsed in Brazil, releasing a flood of toxic mining waste, a crowdfunding campaign to pay for an independent environmental report into the disaster’s impact has…
Call for UN Science Body for Water
An expert panel says the UN should set up a high-level expert body akin to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to help modernise its response to water and…
Pakistan Floods – Pakistan Needs a Fresh Disaster Mitigation Strategy
The rural economy takes a huge hit from frequent floods that can be better managed, says Ibrar ul Hassan Akhtar, writing for SciDev.Net. The history of disasters in South Asia…
Funding Boost for African Climate Research and Data Centres
The European Union (EU) has teamed up with African governments to fund local climate research centres and help the continent prepare for natural disasters, reports Inga Vesper for SciDevNet. Funding…
Asian Countries Urged to Team Up on Storm Science
Regional cooperation could protect against floods and landslides. Climate models could be developed to predict the risk of river floods. Joint monitoring should focus more on slow-onset disasters. By Mike…
Africa Analysis: The Need for Flood Forecasting System
An African flood forecasting system could help mitigate suffering from catastrophic floods, writes Linda Nordling. Last month heavy rains caused rivers in Malawi and Mozambique to burst their banks, inundating…
