Urban Floods: We Can Pay Now or Later
Wild weather seems increasingly widespread these days. Cities are especially vulnerable to extreme weather, meaning that many of us will end up paying for the damage it can cause. But…
Flood Protection
Flood risk, warning and protection
Red Cross Plans to Fight Disasters With Fast Funding
YAOUNDE, May 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A fund launched by the Red Cross aims to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid before rather than after floods, droughts and other natural hazards…
Damage From Flooding Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable
For the past five years the message has been the same — Alberta, specifically Calgary, needs flood mitigation, and there is no time to spare in taking action before the…
Ireland – €1 Billion Flood Risk Management Plan Announced
The government in Ireland has announced a 10-year €1 billion programme of investment in flood relief measures. Speaking at the launch on 03 May, 2018, An Taoiseach, Mr. Leo Varadkar,…
UK Must Build Flood Resilient Homes Says Architects Institute
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) says that the UK the government needs to do to help create homes and communities that are resilient to flood damage. RIBA’s The…
UK – Brunel University London Launches Centre for Flood Risk and Resilience
A new centre to help bolster the UK’s defences against flooding has launched at Brunel University London, offering a range of accredited e-learning programmes aimed at professionals from mid-September. The Centre…
USA – Louisiana Announces 10 Flood Resilience Projects
Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards, announced 10 flood resilience projects in six parishes developed through Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments. LA SAFE is an innovative planning effort launched by…
In Tech We Trust – but Less Than Half of Americans Are Ready for the Next Disaster
Just four in 10 people know who to contact for information during an emergency, writes Sebastien Malo for Thomson Reuters Foundation. NEW YORK, April 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Less…
NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training – Monitoring Tropical Storms for Emergency Preparedness
NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) will provide an online webinar series Monitoring Tropical Storms for Emergency Preparedness May 3-10, 2018. The series will train attendees how to access…
Coral Reefs Protect Coasts From Severe Storms – Study
Coral reefs can naturally protect coasts from tropical cyclones by reducing the impact of large waves before they reach the shore, according to scientists. Tropical cyclones wreak havoc on coastal…
Senegal City Races to Move Families as Sea Swallows Homes
A scheme backed by the World Bank aims to resettle 10,000 residents from the crumbling coast of Saint-Louis. SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal, April 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – ” Mum, mum, get…
UK – Flood Protection Boost With £36m of Funding
In the UK, the Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey announced on 27 March that 25 new schemes will receive a share of £36 million funding to improve flood protection. Environment Minister…
Canada – $10 Funding for 30 British Columbia Flood Mitigation Projects
Federal and provincial funding of around $10.7 million has been announced to support work on 30 flood mitigation projects in British Columbia, Canada. Additionally, some municipalities and non-government organizations partnered…
Nature Provides the Means for the Sustainable Management of Floods
Researchers at Aalto University are looking into decentralised methods that can promote a more natural water cycle also in urban areas and how natural methods can be used in curbing…
UK – Different Approach to Floods Needed in Future Says Environment Agency
The UK Environment Agency’s Chief Executive Sir James Bevan has highlighted the need for a new approach in his keynote speech at a conference on flooding and coastal erosion in…
European Project Tests Technology Providing Real Time Disaster Data for Emergency Responders
I-REACT, an innovation project funded by the European Commission, has been developing a set of technologies for emergency responders, citizens and decision makers that will be put to the test…
