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An opportunity to rethink flood resilience for Bangkok
Thailand’s proposed THB165 billion (US$4.91 billion) flood diversion project presents an opportunity to rethink flood management – combining engineering with natural floodplains, wetlands and river restoration to strengthen long-term resilience.
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Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion. But the process can be reversed
Replenishing depleted groundwater could slow or even reverse land subsidence in coastal cities – but fault lines can determine where and how quickly the ground rises.
Cities worldwide are sinking as groundwater extraction and rapid development drive land subsidence – but stark differences within cities are exposing some communities to far greater flood risks.
Karbon & Cuaca
Rethinking flood protection through a ‘no-regret’ lens
Governments in our region and beyond must plan today for tomorrow's floods, in a warming world. Regret can be minimised, if not eliminated.
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The future of development finance is not primarily about money
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India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
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Why COP30 must ramp up climate finance for cities
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Pulling Hanoi from the pollution precipice
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India needs to redefine 'urban'
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