Floods News
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India's deadly floods raise risk of women, children being sold into slaveryCharities working in the worst affected regions of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh said trafficking was widespread in the aftermath of previous disasters. -
Food insecurity follows floods in Sri LankaWith typhoons flooding their farmlands and destroying their primary source of food and livelihood, over 5 million people in Sri Lanka face two heavy burdens: where to find their next meal and how to survive the next disaster.
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Asia must invest more in disaster risk reduction - Red CrossAsia-Pacific is the world's most disaster-prone region, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is calling for greater investment in disaster reduction to make the region's over 700 million people climate shock-proof. -
Hundreds sickened in Indonesia’s Aceh as peat fires burnWeak awareness that peatlands can be used for palm-oil plantations without the need for damaging slash-and-burn clearing method is resulting in choking haze, sickening hundreds of people in Aceh, Indonesia and forcing one school to close.
Floods Opinion
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8 simple rules for grappling with climate risk– Climate change will have a massive impact on how companies and societies operate, but many people are still unaware of the full extent of climate risks. Forum for the Future's Iain Watt breaks this complex issue down for companies. -
Counting the costs of floods in China– Floods have had a devastating effect on China's communities and economy; it will take political will, time, money, and good holistic planning and implementation before flood damages in China can be significantly reduced, say water experts Asit Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada. -
The role of climate change in eastern Australia’s wild storms– Eastern Australia's massive storms will likely become rarer in a warmer world, but probably more intense, says University of New South Wales researcher Acacia Pepler.
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