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Displaying 13 of about 13 resultsThe resilience of people in northeastern Bangladesh against Himalayan flooding has been severely challenged this year. Thousands of homeless and destitute people have struggled to deal with extreme flooding.
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This year's flooding has also challenged the Bangladeshi government's disaster management capacity.
"The excess Himalayan floodi…
… on Earth so far in 2022. High in the mountains, the heat accelerated ice melt, causing glacial lake at Shisper … on Earth so far in 2022. High in the mountains, the heat accelerated ice melt, causing glacial lake at Shisper …
… be used as a multi-hazard EWS, including for extreme heat; is this approach replicable in other areas of Khartoum? … be used as a multi-hazard EWS, including for extreme heat; is this approach replicable in other areas of Khartoum? …
… and we have planted over 500 trees to combat the urban heat island effect.” The Water Wise collective has also … and we have planted over 500 trees to combat the urban heat island effect.” The Water Wise collective has also …
… Gaibandha and Jamalpur Districts prior to the second flood wave. The cash support aimed at supporting their immediate … injury, but cannot afford treatment. Prior to the second wave of flood, he received BDT 4,500 from SUFAL via bKash (a … This has benefitted around 1,826 people in the first wave and 2,290 people in the second wave of the flood. A …
The main objective of this assignment is to undertake a comprehensive assessment of existing centralized and decentralized early warning systems as part of transfer of technologies for enhanced climate risk monitoring and reporting on water resources in drought and flood prone areas, with aim to support the mitigation of climate shocks, and strengthen r…
… on precipitation, excessive rainfall, hailstorm, cold wave and pandemic related advisories among others. �e Digital …
… energy and momentum. Residents reported a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … 7). kamayama/Malama residents report a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … flow pushed the floodwater and residents reported a ‘tidal wave’ or ‘wall’ of material including mud, boulders and tree …
… studies: Comment on H. M. Collins and R. Evans, ‘The third wave of science stud- ies’. Social Studies of Science, 33(3), …
… 20134 4. Tropical Storm Debbie in 1994 and the tropical wave in 1996, for example, resulted in cumu- lative damages …
… Change 17, 12-24. World Bank. 2013. Turn down the heat: Why a 4 °C warmer world must be avoided. The World …
This paper highlights the importance of understanding the vulnerabilities of the place before defining actions for flood risk mitigation (FRM). This is in consideration of vulnerabilities as the inherent characteristics of the place that create the potential to harm. This study examines a participatory approach, the Project PLANEJEEE, which was dev…
… Assessment of the Cologne Urban Area (Germany) to Heat Waves: Links to Ecosystem Services. Int. J. Disaster …