Efforts to improve warnings are yielding results – but alerts are still coming too late, experts say. By Amantha Perera COLOMBO, May 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Last Friday, mobile…
Outbreaks of diseases such as dengue fever and cholera, and illnesses like diarrhea and dysentery, are often a threat in the aftermath of floods due to water-logging, writes Nita Bhalla…
Senegal’s coastline is receding at a rate of 1 to 2 metres per year, driven by rising sea levels, rapid urbanisation and illegal sand mining. By Nellie Peyton SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal,…
Governments of 100 countries still lack disaster early warning systems that could save lives, says the United Nations By Sophie Hares CANCUN, Mexico, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Governments…
The U.N. conference in Cancun is the first opportunity to review progress on a global plan to reduce the threat of disasters, agreed in Japan in 2015, writes Sophie Hares.…
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Raging floods, which have killed 26 people and forced almost 25,000 from their homes in Kenya this month, will exacerbate hunger and poverty among herders…
Where will money come from to help people displaced by sea level rise, or who lose their culture or homes to climate extremes? By Laurie Goering LONDON, May 15 (Thomson…
House-building in Indian-administered Kashmir has put people at higher risk of floods, and made region more reliant on food imports, writes Athar Parvaiz. SRINAGAR, India, April 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)…
BANGKOK, April 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When heavy rains triggered floods in China last year, washing away homes, causing landslides and flooding farmland, the damage resulted in overall losses…
With natural disasters forecast to worsen, vulnerable countries and aid donors should look to insurance to get faster payouts to those most affected and stop disasters spiralling into costly long-term…
TEPIC, Mexico, April 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Melting glaciers, intense storms and other climate-related shocks are expected to ramp up pressure on Latin America’s infrastructure, which needs to be…
U.S. state moves to protect its coast from erosion and floods, while creating jobs and exportable knowledge, reports Megan Rowling. The vibrant U.S. city of New Orleans, famous for its…
Surging urban populations across cities in Latin America – a result of mass migration from rural to urban areas – make them vulnerable to floods. By Anastasia Moloney for Thomson…
Rains finally promise a good harvest in most parts of Zimbabwe’s Manicaland province – but only if farmers can get it to market. By Andrew Mambondiyani CHIPENDEKE, Zimbabwe, March 23…
New Orleans is working to introduce green infrastructure, which can manage stormwater better, and create jobs into the bargain, says its resilience chief, reports Megan Rowling for Thomson Reuters Foundation.…
Could small islands threatened by sea level rise find a new future afloat? By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, March 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When former Google software engineer Patri…
