Flood risk, warning and protection
Flood defences simply aren’t good enough – here’s what needs to be done, by Liz Sharp, University of Sheffield, for The Conversation. When even Boris Johnson, the UK’s Conservative prime…
Bamboo, lime and mud are traditional materials being used innovatively in southern India to rebuild homes that can withstand the impact of recurring floods, writes the Chennai correspondent for Climate…
Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world. More and more private companies and city authorities are investing…
As new hurricanes gain strength in the Atlantic, residents of the Bahamas have barely begun recovering from destroyed villages and flooded streets brought by Hurricane Dorian’s battering this month. The…
LONDON, Sept 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Melting of the world’s glaciers and warming of its oceans are fuelling rising seas, fiercer storms, worsening water shortages and other risks that…
Floods are now an annual nightmare in many parts of southern and western India. Valleys in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala that weren’t considered flood-prone until recently are…
Behind the scenes during hurricanes and other disasters, scores of public information officers in state and local government agencies are fixed to their screens – often in 24-hour shifts –…
LONDON, 3 September, 2019 − What are now considered once-in-a-hundred-years floods are on the increase in the US. Later this century, they could happen to northern coastal states every year.…
DHAKA, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Parvin Begum, who saw her home on a secluded island in northern Bangladesh steadily devoured by floods this month, feels lucky. She received…
Projects sprouting across Rotterdam aim to keep communities safer from climate extremes, while bringing them closer together. ROTTERDAM, July 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A decade ago, Rotterdam’s rundown inner-city…
As climate change melts glaciers, threatening floods as glacial lakes burst, efforts to reduce disaster risks are also advancing. KARACHI, Pakistan – Efforts to prepare Pakistani mountain communities threatened by…
As an island nation, Britain has vulnerable communities that must be prepared for the impact of the climate emergency. And while much has been said about homes at risk from…
New Orleans averted disaster this month when tropical storm Barry delivered less rain in the Crescent City than forecasters originally feared. But Barry’s slog through Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri…
The Ipswich Tidal Flood Barrier in England, UK, has won an Exceptional Merit Award from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) East of England Merit Awards. The project, which better…
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of $100 million to support the government of Benin’s efforts to reduce flood risks in…
More than half of the world’s population currently lives in cities while projections show an increase to two thirds by 2050. Many people living in small areas means large amounts…
