Flooding

Flooding

05
Jul
The endless endurance of floods in Char

The endless endurance of floods in Char

Thousands of residents are spending their days struggling for their lives on the banks of the Padma River in Bangladesh,
4 min read
17
May
Living with salinity in coastal Bangladesh

Living with salinity in coastal Bangladesh

Coastal Bangladesh is highly prone to salinity, leading to crop and land loss. However, indigenous techniques like growing salt-tolerant crops
3 min read
03
Mar
Water Pollution: Solutions by understanding the local realities

Water Pollution: Solutions by understanding the local realities

For people living around Rawa Pening, one of the most polluted lakes in Indonesia, water hyacinths, and not plastics are
7 min read
22
Feb
The pains of collecting drinking water

The pains of collecting drinking water

In the coastal regions of Bangladesh, clean drinking water is a precious commodity. Samiha Sabur visited a fishermen community in
3 min read
10
Feb
Living on the edge

Living on the edge

Every year, thousands of hectares of land erode and fall into the rivers in Bangladesh. Rising water levels swallow homes
3 min read
16
Nov
Technology and synergy can ensure safe water for all

Technology and synergy can ensure safe water for all

Drinking water straight from the tap is a luxury that many take for granted. In countries such as India and
5 min read
09
Nov
Frequent cyclones and sea level rise pose a threat to Beira’s existence

Frequent cyclones and sea level rise pose a threat to Beira’s existence

Being a coastal city that is below sea level, Beira in Mozambique is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change,
5 min read
28
Oct
Only water justice cures unhealthy Nile rhetoric

Only water justice cures unhealthy Nile rhetoric

All Nile basin nations need to come together, re-think water efficiency and climate change vulnerability, and find a remedy to
9 min read
19
Oct
Embankments ignored till disasters hit

Embankments ignored till disasters hit

The hustle and bustle of everyday life comes to a halt as news of an approaching cyclone spreads through Gabura,
3 min read
05
Oct
Water crisis in the hilly area of Bangladesh

Water crisis in the hilly area of Bangladesh

The Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh is increasingly facing water shortages writes Mosabber Hossain. Kusumlata Tripura of Matiranga’s day
3 min read