State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Floods
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Ecosystem-based flood management: a comparative study report of the cities of Cape Town and Durban (South Africa), Nairobi and Mombasa (Kenya)
Flooding poses a significant threat to cities in the global South, due to a combination of factors including unplanned city extensions, prevalent poverty and low adaptive capacity. Depending on the location,
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Flood damage statistics (Statewise and for the Country as a whole) during 1953 to 2020
The flood damage data upto 2020 has been finalized in CWC duly confirmed by the states. State wise damage data and for the country as a whole for the period 1953 to 2020 has been included in this document.
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Report by the Tamil Nadu government to prevent urban flooding in Chennai
<p>Final comprehensive report filed by the Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner of the Revenue Administration before the National Green Tribunal in Original Application No. 264 of 2020 (SZ) on the action
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Reply affidavity by the CPCB on Polavaram project, 31/08/2021
<p>Reply affidavit filed on behalf of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of Pentapati Pullarao Vs Union of India & Others, 31/08/2021.</p> <p>The report said that M/s Indira
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Flood management in the country including international water treaties in the field of water resource management with particular reference to treaty/agreement entered into with China, Pakistan And Bhutan
The Standing Committee of Parliament on Water Resources, expressing concern at the nationwide menace of floods, has recommended setting up a permanent institutional structure under the Centre in the form
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Scaling up index-based flood insurance (IBFI) for agricultural resilience and flood-proofing livelihoods in Developing Countries
This research report presents the first comprehensive framework of business models in terms of developing, marketing and scaling Index-based flood insurance (IBFI). The report evaluated ten case studies
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The projected economic impact of extreme sea-level rise in seven Asian cities in 2030
An estimated US$724 billion in GDP is exposed to the impact of extreme sea-level rise and coastal flooding in seven major cities in Asia by 2030, according to a new report from Greenpeace East Asia. Within
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An EPIC response: innovative governance for flood and drought risk management
Floods and droughts take a staggering toll both in human suffering and in economic costs. A new approach thus is urgently needed to manage the large and growing risks associated with extreme hydro-climatic
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Climate change impacts on human (im-) mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa. recent trends and options for policy responses
This study examines the negative effects of climate change and how they relate to human mobility in designated countries located in East, West and Southern Africa. It outlines the risks on the livelihood
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Recurrent climatic shocks and humanitarian aid: impacts on livelihood outcomes in Malawi
Between 2014 and 2016 unprecedented and consecutive climatic shocks ravaged Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. The largest ever emergency relief operation in the country’s history ensued.