UGANDA

KILLING FLOODS

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Drought desperation

A real disaster

Rich states, fewer disasters, more calamity relief fund

Is Orissa prepared for disaster?

Success in a fistful of rice

Women come to the rescue of a village burdened by drought

Disaster Management Bill 2005

Ignores to far has been reactive; not much

Not providential

Gujarat floods: blame poorly planned roads, canals, cities

Wrong target

White foam: The Chennai riverbed does not have space to breathe

More than half of Nepal's climate budget remains underutilised: Report

Of the NPR 393.4 billion, allocated in 2017-18, just 43 per cent was spent

How investing in early warning systems prove beneficial

For every $1 invested in EWS, there is a return of $6.0 in benefits, showed the study

Heavy rain causes flood in Assam; over 150,000 people affected

The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coming days

Furious floods

Incorrigible!

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Nature's wrath

A hurricane wreaks havoc in North Carolina in the US

Clueless in drought

Everybody loves a good drought. Few understand it. Especially the Indian media

After 26/7

Mumbai needs to grapple with real questions

Aftershock, rebuliding after Pakistan earthquake

NDMA drill had exposed gaps in state’s disaster management plan

Uttarakhand government took no step to address shortcomings in three years

How effective is India's disaster management authority?

Central agency has failed to carry out most of its functions in past 7 years

Run for cover: 100 days, 44 storms, 16 states, 423 deaths

An unprecedented storm season challenges India's scientific community

Bundelkhand: drought, miseries and hope

What needs to be done to overcome environmental challenges of the region

A year later

...Orissa's coastal districts still lies in ruins