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News / Waste

5 ways to win the war on plastic pollution

...flood gates to such a severe degree in 2015 that it resulted in a flood that killed 150 people. Proper waste management, behaviour change, and designing products so that plastic does not end up as wa...

7 Nov 2017

5 ways to win the war on plastic pollution

His Excellency Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister, Sri Lanka delivering the keynote address. Image: SIWW

News / Water

Singapore International Water Week 2018: A milestone in water

...floods. That was the key message at the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2018, which also marked 10 years of excellence for the now-biennial conference. More than 24,000 people from 110 count...

4 Sep 2018

Singapore International Water Week 2018: A milestone in water

News / Carbon & Climate

Radishes give a taster of peatland benefits

...Flooding peatland would be too extreme and damage crops, but increasing the water level by just 20cms maintains current food production. Donatella Zona, research fellow and lecturer in the University ...

21 Feb 2017

Radishes give a taster of peatland benefits

News / Carbon & Climate

Three outlandish ideas to cool the planet

...flooding to submerge Miami Beach. This grim fact has scientists looking for a quick fix to keep warming at bay. One plan calls spraying large amounts of sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere. The c...

19 Mar 2018

Three outlandish ideas to cool the planet

News / Carbon & Climate

Overheard in sustainability: The funniest moments in 2017

Inspired by the wonderful Overheard in the Newsroom Twitter feed that chronicles journalism's lighter moments, Eco-Business started the @OHSustainability Twitter account in February this year to captu...

19 Dec 2017

Overheard in sustainability: The funniest moments in 2017

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Don’t blame climate change for the Hurricane Harvey disaster—blame society

...floodwater comes from combining research and experience on flood physics and communication science. But the news is not all good, especially since much of this lifesaving work is currently undergoing ...

4 Sep 2017

Don’t blame climate change for the Hurricane Harvey disaster—blame society

Press Releases / 350.org

350.org on WMO confirming 2016 hottest year on record

...floods and wildfires are causing the loss of human lives, threatening the livelihoods of millions and the natural systems. ### Key climate impacts in 2016 NOAA declared 2016 as the second hottest...

19 Jan 2017

350.org on WMO confirming 2016 hottest year on record

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Counting the costs of floods in China

...flood plains are often affected by floods. The 2011 flood in Thailand first brought this problem to global attention. However, the country which has the potential to disrupt the global supply chains t...

19 Aug 2016

Counting the costs of floods in China

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

As climate change losses mount, it's time to talk about liability and compensation

...floods in South Asia hitting first Nepal, then India and now Bangladesh now has brought into clear focus the issue of how serious a threat we face from climatic impacts directly attributable to human ...

13 Sep 2017

As climate change losses mount, it's time to talk about liability and compensation

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate change and nuclear threats are twins

...flooding, sea level rise and natural disasters are already affecting power stations and could knock out nuclear installations in countries already short of electricity and facing social or political p...

17 Nov 2017

Climate change and nuclear threats are twins

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Sustaining peace in a climate of change

...floods and tropical storms devastated parts of the Caribbean, North America and South Asia, whilst drought and desertification push thousands more towards extreme hunger in the Sahel. Arctic ice is at...

26 Feb 2018

Sustaining peace in a climate of change

Opinion / Cities

How developing cities can meet the challenges of the 21st century

...floodwater can avoid encroachment of urban development into these natural flood paths. Historically, encroachment into these pathways has increased the flood risk to inhabitants, and over time, leads ...

21 Oct 2016

How developing cities can meet the challenges of the 21st century

News / Cities

The top 5 cities stories in 2017

...floods, inefficient public transportation system and food and water shortages. 4. More funding for cities against climate change The World Bank this month committed US$4.5 billion to help cities in de...

28 Dec 2017

The top 5 cities stories in 2017

News / Carbon & Climate

Costs of coastal climate damage set to climb

...floods and storm surges has risen by 95 per cent. So as global temperatures rise, in response to higher levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, driven by combustion of fossil fuels, so do ocean ...

14 Mar 2017

Costs of coastal climate damage set to climb

Press Releases / USPCAS-W, MUET Jamshoro

Graduate Seminar held at USPCAS-W MUET

...flooding called Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding (GLOF) in the region. In the light of the study conducted for the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on Vulnerability Ass...

7 Sep 2016

Graduate Seminar held at USPCAS-W MUET

News / Cities

New guidebook highlights resilient urban design

...floods and landslides. It also means minimising sprawl, which can leave cities more vulnerable to manmade and natural shocks, the guide says. Jared Green notes here on the ASLA’s The Dirt blog that th...

28 Oct 2016

New guidebook highlights resilient urban design

News / Water

At start of World Water Week, UN Assembly President says water and sanitation goals need 'major push'

Encouraging global action to support clean water and sanitation, United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson today underscored that when it comes to the environment, everything is connecte...

29 Aug 2017

At start of World Water Week, UN Assembly President says water and sanitation goals need 'major push'

Opinion / Water

Water management is health management

...flood control, and conservation throughout the Tennessee Valley watershed, until then one of the country’s most disadvantaged regions. Since then, governments worldwide have recognized the potential o...

19 Jan 2018

Water management is health management

News / Food & Agriculture

At food trading 'chokepoints', climate change could disrupt supplies - report

...flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains, while US Gulf Coast ports could suffer more storm surges boosted by rising seas, she said. That posed risks for the food security of importing countries ...

3 Jul 2017

At food trading 'chokepoints', climate change could disrupt supplies - report

News / Energy

Solar power on a Teesta island

...Flood risk Though Lalin is confident that the solar plant will be above the highest flood zone, there is a risk, given the history of flooding in Bangladesh. In recent decades, there have been major f...

7 Sep 2016

Solar power on a Teesta island