Category: Emergency Management

How Can Urban Planners Effectively Tackle Flooding in Indian Cities?

A three pronged approach to solving this omnipresent problem Photo: Abnan Abidi, Reuters Not every natural hazard has to turn into a natural disaster. In my previous article, I showcased the cyclical problem of urban flooding in India and how it threatens lives, displaces countless families, and sows lingering economic costs. Now, planners need to… Read more How Can Urban Planners Effectively Tackle Flooding in Indian Cities?

Posted on by Ritwick Dutta

“Data for Better Lives” and Climate Change Resilience: A case of Chimanimani and Cape Town

by Lisa Nyamadzawo Every day, Alice watches with shock, at what was once her childhood playground, now just a pool of mud; the road that leads to it and the rest of the neighborhood, now close to non-existence. The Municipality of Chimanimani has done close to nothing post the 2019 floods and still, nothing has… Read more “Data for Better Lives” and Climate Change Resilience: A case of Chimanimani and Cape Town

Posted on by The Wagner Planner