This case study gives an overview of floods in Karnali, Nepal, in 2014, how the early warning systems in place were able to save lives, and what we...

Extreme flooding from Hurricane Harvey (~100 km3, ~80 million acre feet, maf of rainfall) in Houston, Texas, US co-located with depleted aquifers...

Muddy runoff from agricultural fields is widespread across Europe causing damage to properties, transport, and freshwater systems. Clean‐up costs are...

We review global and free geospatial datasets to support the study of floods, droughts and their interactions with human societies. We also discuss...

Malawi is highly vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather events given its location along the great African Rift Valley, rapid population...

ADB’s Transport Sector Flood Recovery Project helped reinstate bridge approach roads, culverts, and stream crossings and rebuilt three elevated...

Interventions that are robust, cost effective, and scalable are in critical demand throughout South Asia to offset growing water scarcity and avert...

This guide to the future framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR) is intended for decision-makers, particularly those in government responsible...

Governance is the umbrella under which disaster risk reduction takes place. The existence of public awareness, political will and sufficient capacity...