“With extreme weather events becoming more frequent and erratic, access to real-time, accurate information can help build resilience among vulnerable communities” PHNOM PENH, Oct 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Floods…
Insurance policies for farmers could stem losses – but getting them right has proved tricky in India. MADHURPATTI, India, Oct 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When heavy rains swept through…
MZUZU, Malawi, Oct. 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a bid to help farmers cope with more extreme weather, Malawi has launched a $16 million effort to update weather stations…
A new plan aims to take a hard look at two big problems: Uncollected trash clogging sewers and construction on drainage systems. KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) –…
A community of students and young professionals are developing a digital map of their country and plotting flood-prone areas on their smartphones. NIAMEY, Oct 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Fatima…
Getting urban planning right is vital to limit damage in future hurricanes, says UN top official. BOGOTA, Sept 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rebuilding the Caribbean islands of Dominica and…
NIAMEY, Sept 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ankle-deep in mud, Mahamane Soumana hesitatingly throws a net in his home’s flooded yard in Banga Bana district, in Niger’s capital. “I’m a…
TORONTO, Sept 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cities should use subsidies and taxes to get homeowners to protect themselves from climate change, experts said, as millions have been displaced by…
BOGOTA, Sept 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It could take months for Haitian farmers to recover as heavy rains brought by Hurricane Irma have flooded parts of the impoverished Caribbean…
BANGKOK, Sept 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indonesia’s bustling capital, Jakarta, is sinking faster than any other city in the world. But an ambitious plan to build a giant wall…
In areas where trash pickup is challenging and accumulations of rubbish lead to flooding, a homegrown collection system is cutting risks. YAOUNDE, Sept 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When frequent…
TEPIC, Mexico, Sept 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Expect more images of flood evacuees scrambling into rescue boats with their wet pets and possessions unless cities seize the chance to…
MUMBAI, India, Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The western Indian state of Gujarat will move 15 villages that were affected by floods this year to higher ground, officials said,…
“There could be an inquiry into whether public officials appropriately managed land use and development in a way that met their duty to their constituents” NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Thomson…
“What Hurricane Harvey is demonstrating to those few hold-out climate change sceptics is that this is our new reality” – By Sophie Hares for Thomson Reuters Foundation TEPIC, Mexico, Aug…
“The water swept away food, clothes, kitchen utensils and everything I kept inside, apart from the beds” By Arun Karki TADUWA, Nepal, Aug 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It was…
