Tanzania – New Legislation to Manage Floods and Natural Disasters
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the face of a growing threat from extreme weather, Tanzania’s parliament has adopted a law to help authorities cope…
Flood Protection
Flood risk, warning and protection
Model Helps City Planners Prepare to Weather Floods and Storms
How society should respond to climate change may be a global-scale debate, but University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers know that preparing for climate change’s impact on weather is a profoundly local…
Flood Risk Reduction in Jamaica
Climate change and inland flooding in Jamaica: risk and adaptation measures for vulnerable communities Flooding from extreme rainfall events is one of the major natural hazards affecting Jamaica and other…
Alert Ready – Canada Introduces a New Emergency Alert System
A new, national, emergency alert system is now in place with the goal to alert you immediately if a potentially life-threatening event threatens your community. Alert Ready delivers public safety…
NCAR Scientists to Tackle Mystery of Night Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms that form at night can be a major flash flooding hazard through excessive rainfall. Heavy rainfall during the night can often take communities and emergency services by surprise. Street…
UK Floods – Boston Flood Warnings Project Nominated for Communications Award
The UK’s Environment Agency has been nominated for a national award for its work to warn and inform Boston residents about the tidal surge and improve community resilience to flooding.…
South Africa Must Start Managing Its Retreat From the Coast
South Africa must start managing its retreat from the coast, writes Phoebe Barnard, Lead Climate Scientist, South African National Biodiversity Institute, for The Conversation. In 2015 there may remain some…
NOAA Report – Marshes, Reefs, Mangroves: Natural and Cost Effective Ways to Manage Coastal Floods
A new study by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), reinforces the idea that natural infrastructure such as marshes, reefs, mangroves and beaches can help protect coastal areas…
$200 Million Flood Mitigation Program Launched in Canada
Canada recently launched its National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) as part of the Government’s commitment to build safer and more resilient communities and address rising flood risks and costs in…
World’s Nuclear Power Stations Face Increasing Flood Risks
In March 2015, FloodList highlighted the threat posed by floods and storms to oil refineries in the USA, referring to a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) called…
What Next for the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction? Perspectives from South Asia
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) was finally agreed on 18th March following over 30 final hours of intense negotiations in Sendai, Japan. Amy Kirbyshire, a Research Programme…
ICE Flooding 2015 Conference, UK
The UK’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) have announced the third conference in a series of events on flood risk management, “ICE Flooding 2015 – Future Proofing for Business and…
New Applied Research Network to Advance Flood Resiliency in Canada
Taking the initiative in creating a more climate-resilient Canada, The Co-operators, a Canadian-owned, multi-line insurance company, and Canadian re-insuance company Farm Mutual Reinsurance Plan (FMRP), have announced the creation of…
Water Insecurity Costs the Global Economy $500 Billion Per Year
Water insecurity costs the global economy some US$ 500 billion annually, according to Global Water Partnership (GWP). Water insecurity – droughts, floods, sanitation and inadequate water supply for populations, food…
Twitter and Real-Time Flood Maps
In a joint study, two Dutch organisations, Deltares and Floodtags, have developed a way to derive real-time flood maps using a combination of flood modelling and data mining from social…
Vietnam – New Reservoirs to Control Floods in Ho Chi Minh City
Plans have been announced to create new reservoirs to control flooding in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The work is expected to start later this year with the pilot project,…
