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With climate change, the need to conserve India’s urban water bodies has become even more urgent

Among other things, they function as a sponge – absorbing and storing excess water due to heavy rains.
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A man with his bike on the beach during Cyclone Fani, India (2019)
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Climate change is making India’s west coast more vulnerable to cyclones

A new study found significant increases in the intensity, frequency, and duration of cyclonic storms over the Arabian Sea. Is the west coast prepared?
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Floating farms boost flood resilience on river island in Assam

To combat the problems of floods and irregular rainfall, the residents of Majuli, the world’s largest river island, are growing vegetables on rafts.
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2020

Disaster Risk Reduction in India: Status Report 2020

The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in India under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It also highlights progress and challenges associated with ensuring coherence among the key global frameworks at the national level; and makes recommendations for strengthening overall disaster risk management (DRM) governance by government institutions and stakeholders at national and local levels.
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