ISLAMABAD: Karachi and Dhaka will be the only two cities in Asia-Pacific region among the 10 cities of the Global South that ...

In what could be a permanent solution to Mumbai’s railway flooding problem, the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has ...

Over half of the 30 largest urban areas in the world call ... Asia-Pacific countries are among those most severely affected by extreme weather events such as storms, floods and heatwaves.

Underpinning their charitable aims is the desire to meaningfully reach out to the most vulnerable and that ... that equip women in rural and semi-urban areas with computer literacy, tailoring ...

Urban areas ... floods destroy toilets and sanitation systems and contaminate drinking water," Nightingale said. Such breakdowns in water, sanitation and hygiene services are often felt most ...

Based on the data collected (see infographic), countries like Pakistan and India, which experienced severe flooding ... that students in less-affected urban areas may view climate change as ...

Flooding in urban areas is one of the most significant and impactful natural hazards ... building infrastructure and urban drainage networks—both influences and is affected by urban flooding. Despite ...

Until now, these pumps were stationed at fixed locations. “Many times, we found that water had accumulated in nearby areas, while the location where the pump was stationed did not have a ...