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Displaying 2010 of about 2013 resultsEAST SALFORD, United Kingdom, 13 October 12 2015 - The UK community of East Salford has over 1,400 homes and 500 businesses in Lower Broughton and Lower Kersal – all of which are at risk of flooding from the River Irwell. Salford has a long history of flooding , notably in 1946, 1954 and 1980.
In addition to public agencies investing in flood defences…
NEW YORK, 29 September2015 - Plans to bring early warning systems to some of the world’s poorest countries and thereby curb the risk of disasters have cleared a new milestone, thanks to a French-spurred initiative unveiled at the United Nations today.
“The goal is that by 2020, all of the most vulnerable countries are equipped with such a system,” said…
DA NANG, 18 June 2015 – The Sendai Framework identifies partnership with the private sector as a vital element in global efforts to reduce disaster risk. This strategic and inclusive approach is already a reality in hazard-prone Da Nang, on Viet Nam’s Central Coast.
Over the past four years, the local authorities have put public-private sector cooperat…
By Sarah Lawrynuik
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As the impacts of climate change are felt, more extreme weather events—including droughts and more frequent floods—will come. And with those changes come mounting risks and costs.
Who will be left shouldering that financial burden?
Insurance companies want to be sure it’s not them. So they’re changing how they operate in…
By Sophie Kasakove
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In some parts of the country that are threatened by rising seas—like Louisiana or Alaska—government-sponsored relocations of vulnerable communities are already under way. But retreat looks different in cities like New York, which faces more sporadic climate impacts. For these people, “It’s not a planned retreat,” said David Ab…
By Kanchan Srivastava and Aditi Tandon
On July 2, Mumbai witnessed the second heaviest rainfall in a day, in the last 45 years.
An outdated and choked stormwater drainage system does not have the capacity to deal with intense rains.
Razing of mangroves and tree cover for development, pollution and interference with rivers and unsustainable construc…
By Lydia Messling
Ecosystem-based adaptation principles have governed the decision making processes in developing a brand new city on the outskirts of Manila: New Clark City. Without spending billions on large-scale technological fixes or man-made barriers, New Clark City’s greatest defence against natural disasters will instead come from nature itself…
By Robert Muggah, Co-founder, Igarape Institute and SecDev Group
All coastal cities are facing sea-level rise, but some will be hit harder than others. Asian cities are in for a particularly rough ride. Part of the reason for that is that the populations of coastal cities are bulging: about four out of every five people impacted by sea-…
By Jose Cardoso
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Two years after Hurricane Sandy, the City Council of New York formed the Committee on Recovery and Resiliency. It was chaired by Mark Treyger, the Councilmember for Brooklyn’s district 47, which is comprised of Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Gravesend and Sea Gate.
The resiliency committee was phased out at the end of the…
By Lucia Bevere & Michael Gloor
Flood is a major risk in Europe: The Central European floods of 2002 and 2013 are only the most recent reminders of the loss potential of this peril. Of course, floods have happened throughout history, and occasional anomalies are to be expected, but studies confirm that climate change has significantly exp…
By Silvia Danielak
Local government and humanitarian actors are faced with tough choices of prioritising, managing and balancing resources, locations and constituencies.
Following heavy rains in November 2016, flash floods washed through the Setswetla informal settlement adjacent to Alexandra in Johannesburg. The floods destroyed several dozen ho…
By Alyson Chapman
Inspired by the same modeling and mathematical laws used to predict the spread of pandemics, researchers at Texas A&M University have created a model to accurately forecast the spread and recession process of floodwaters in urban road networks. With this new approach, researchers have created a simple and powerful mathematical app…
By Tom Ravenscroft
Rising sea levels are impacting the design and shape of our cities. Edward Barsley outlines six key strategies for creating environments that are adapted to flooding.
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Alleviate – Yanweizhou Park by Turenscape
An alleviation strategy will increase the capacity of a water system, or provide supplementary areas that can b…
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Rural communities close to big cities are more disaster-resilient
They benefit from the resources and capacities of the big cities
Such benefits may not be available in the small cities
By Saleem Shaikh
[ISLAMABAD] Rural populations living around large cities have better access to resources and are therefore less vulnerable to d…
By Kris Johnson, Nature Research Sustainability Community
This year was the wettest year on record in the conterminous United States. Flooding was widespread and destructive as rivers overtopped their banks and broke through levees. Intense rains inundated farms, cities, and towns, especially in the Midwest. Flooding is one of the most common, and the…