North Bihar’s flood challenge cannot be solved by structural embankments alone. A sustainable strategy requires shifting to water-and-sediment management, adopting Room for the River principles, and restoring natural wetlands like chaurs and mauns.
Structural embankment limitations vs ecosystem-based flood mitigation in North Bihar Read More »
Post-disaster recovery should do more than replace what was lost. This article examines Building Back Better and the emerging idea of Building Forward Better, and how both can shape safer, more resilient recovery.
Post-disaster recovery: Building back better or building forward better? Read More »
The catastrophic flash floods that struck the Nepal–Tibet border region on 26 August 2026 have once again exposed the growing danger of cascading disasters in the Himalayas. What began high in the mountains as a collapse of ice, rock and debris rapidly turned into a destructive surge that swept through narrow valleys, damaged settlements and
Nepal flash floods: A Himalayan disaster that demands a new approach to risk Read More »
CBRN disaster prevention has become one of the harder problems in Indian disaster management. Events involving chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials damage life, property and the environment, and they undermine the foundations of sustainable development. The threats are also changing quickly, driven by rapid technological development and a shifting political climate. Preparing India to
Preventing Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Disaster Read More »
