Every Minute Counts: Growing Community Ownership of Flood Early Warning Systems in Nepal

Reaching the Most Vulnerable Across the Border: Community-based Flood Early Warning Systems

Notes from fieldwork on Langtang and Rikha Samba glaciers in Nepal

After a long break in fieldwork activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in September and November 2021 we were able ...

Community-operated warnings: Way to minimise flood damage

Local management of CBFEWS can be highly advantageous: the whole community may be involved, ...

Himalayan springs and groundwater: Making the invisible visible

For Anita Rai, the only source of drinking water is Dokung Dhara – a spring that is an hour’s ...

River basins need integrated solutions to face climate impacts

The ground floor of the modest Melamchi River Resort, that lies just northeast of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, lies buried beneath ...

The Melamchi flood disaster: Cascading hazard and the need for multihazard risk management

Climate change and water security in the mountains of Pakistan

“I remember during my childhood the snow would reach up to nearly half my body, and we were unable ...

Gender dynamics and disaster events in Hasanabad, Pakistan

Hasanabad, a village located some 2,100 metres above sea level (masl), is four kilometres away from Shisper Glacier. Since ...