<p>17.9 million Kolkatans face serious risk from natural disasters and the city emerges as the world’s seventh riskiest city reveals this new analysis of natural disasters confronting 616 of the world’s largest urban areas.</p>
GUWAHATI, July 2 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to immediately release Rs 11,316 crore as immediate and medium term assistance to the state to bail out the State
The Atlas of the Human Planet 2017: Global Exposure to Natural Hazards summarizes the global multi-temporal analysis of exposure to six major natural hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods,
This paper explains how and why improved water management on the farm matters for women and girls, and what can be done to better support opportunities for them, as well as for men and boys, in the face
<p>Report filed by the General Manager, Water Transport, Kochi Metro Rail Limited. The petitioner, K G Prathapa Simhan has asked for directions so that constructions of a permanent nature having a height
monsoon has hit Mumbai. And the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (mcgm) is busy assuring people that its disaster-preparedness is foolproof. The corporation has guaranteed residents that its rescue team will reach flooded spots within three minutes of the information received. But the ground work is far from over
By Sreshta and Krithika,DH News Services,Bangalore: The global economic slump and high interest rates on automobile loans might have dampened the sales of two and four-wheelers, but in Namma Bengaluru, vehicles continue to flood the roads. According to statistics available from the RTO, nearly 100 people apply for driving licences everyday.
This report by Jon Padgham identifies and summarizes potential climate change impacts on agriculture in the developing world, examines causes of vulnerability, and suggests where investments are needed to better climate-proof agriculture.
Union Minister for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Ananth Kumar reiterated that the proposed linking of major rivers in the country would solve the problem of water shortage and floods.
The plan to convert vast swathes of no development zone (NDZ) in the coastal regions of Gorai, Manori and Uttan into a Tourism Development Zone has come in for severe criticism from activists, who have suggested that the belt be opened up for creation of affordable housing instead. The Urban Design Research Institute (UDRI) has written to the Chief Minister, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner and the principal secretary of the state urban development department about the ‘flawed’ policy that is currently under consideration.
<p>The 2010 World Disasters Report (WDR) focuses on urban risk in the context of a world which is urbanizing rapidly, where over half the world’s population now live in cities for the first time and more people than ever before live in slums.</p>
Sub-Saharan Africa is at a critical point, experiencing rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas, and a young and growing workforce. At the same time, the growing risk of catastrophic global
The Planning Commission had set up one Steering Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation and the following eight Working Groups for addressing the issues related to the Water Resources and Sanitation
This publication critically examines urban policies and projects from the perspective of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, urban resiliency, inclusive cities, and the impacts of the
BY MANISH ANAND NEW DELHI The Delhi chief min ister Sheila Dikshit, set to take charge of the capital for a historic third time in a row, made her priorities clear, ranging from the 2010 Commonwealth Games, cleaning of Yamuna to housing for the marginalised people. And for the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants flooding Delhi, Ms Dikshit put the onus on the border states.
The Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the body widely recognized as the international authority on climate change — give clear evidence of increased warming across
Global food supply will depend on how well agriculture adopts to climate change. The apparent impacts of the global climate change in India include erratic monsoon, high intensity floods, increased frequency of draughts, decreasing crop yields among others.
The GAR Risk Atlas contributes to unveiling the hidden risk in national economies and their urban centres. Building on a multi-year effort by a consortium of leading scientific institutions coordinated
High levels of income inequality, rapid urbanization, persistent
Global food systems are increasingly susceptible to acute disruption and systemic shocks could lead to food price rises, food riots and changes in stock market values. The global food system is increasingly
