Blogs
Flood warning: urgent action needed on three continents
Floods in urban areas are a growing risk in many countries of the developing world. This column explains how integrated actions to adapt to flooding are urgently needed in most cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America – particularly to help deprived people living in areas of inadequate housing. We must comprehend the links between geophysical processes, human drivers, and human victims at multiple scales. We must also respond at all levels – from individual households to national governments, as well as international river basin management.
03
May,
2018
May,
2018
Children aren’t liabilities in disasters – they can help, if we let them
Our world is becoming increasingly vulnerable to fire, flood and other natural hazards. While our instinct as adults may be to shield children from these possibilities, this does them a real disservice.
23
April,
2018
April,
2018
Engineers and the Environment – natural allies in our fight for a more flood resilient nation
John Curtin from the UK Environment Agency talks about how a careful blend of hard and soft engineering solutions, and a better understanding of 'place', can help achieve flood resilience within the government's 25-year environment plan
23
April,
2018
April,
2018
The hanging gardens of Colombia
To insulate vulnerable communities from floods and restore wetlands, Colombia promotes the use of recycled materials, suspended gardens and climate-smart agriculture.
10
April,
2018
April,
2018
The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance at EGU
The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance is heading to Vienna from 8-13th April to present a varied and powerful portfolio of our work at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly– here is what to expect.
06
April,
2018
April,
2018
Other resources
-
No Data Available
More Blogs
-
2019
-
Wild Water: why we need to build resilience in the face of climate change
We know that 663 million people are already struggling to access clean water due to poor management of services, social inequalities and population growth. But there’s another growing issu...
-
Let’s make a deal for resilient cities
For the first time in history, more people live in cities than in rural areas. Although cities hold the promise of a better future, the reality is that many cities cannot live up to ex...
-
Webinar: Approaches in stakeholder participation for resilience
The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance and the Climate Information Services Research Initiative (CISRI) will be co-hosting a Webinar on the importance of and the challenges with including, inv...
-
Flood defences: how willow proved to be a natural defender
Cumbrian farmers who planted willow for a Swedish paper mill say the crop kept floods at bay ...
-
Wild Water: why we need to build resilience in the face of climate change
Share your resources
Submit a Question
