Experts Say Unplanned Construction To Blame For Flash Floods
Heavy rainfall, hailstorms, and cloudbursts on April 19-20 triggered landslides and flash floods in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ramban district, causing...
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India Must Get Serious About Flood Zoning
On 23 July, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman specified a major outlay for flood control during her speech on the...
Experiments With Parametric Insurance To Cut Costs Of Disasters
State governments and organisations are increasingly experimenting with parametric insurance to cope with losses from natural disasters. Unlike regular insurance...
Infrastructure Deficits And The High Risk Of Destruction From Disasters
The annual average loss of infrastructure and buildings, due to natural disasters and climate change, is estimated to be worth...
Disaster Resilience In The Built Environment
Cyclone Biparjoy swept across the Arabian Sea in June 2023, hitting the coasts of Gujarat and Pakistan, causing extensive loss...
How A Cyclone Created A New Nation
On Nov 12, 1970, a storm of such diabolical force hit the coastline of East Pakistan, present-day Bangladesh, that the...
2.5 Mn Internal Displacements In India In 2022 Due To Natural Disasters
Source: PTI Natural disasters, heavy floods and cyclones triggered around 2.5 million internal displacements in India in 2022, according to...
Climate Change: How Myanmar’s Military Rule Makes It More Vulnerable
Myanmar is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. It is highly exposed to extreme weather such as cyclones, flooding...
India’s Policymakers Get Detailed Data To Help Manage Disasters
As India steels itself for more frequent and severe disasters due to climate change, a clearer picture of when and...
More Than 1 Bn People Face Displacement By 2050
Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than 1...
