Tragedy Strikes in the Indian Himalayas: Flash Floods Leave 74 Dead and 101 Missing In a heartbreaking turn of events, flash floods triggered by the bursting of a glacial lake in India&rs… Read More

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to our planet. To combat it, we need to take action now. This is where climate finance comes in. Climate finance encompasses funding mechanisms t… Read More

Climate change is having a profound impact on our world, causing widespread destruction through events such as fires, floods, and intense storms. The ramifications of a changing climate are… Read More

After four years as a member of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance (“the Alliance”), I had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of our work in West Nepal. Practical Action and ou… Read More

Worldwide, floods are becoming more intense and unpredictable every year. Communities in developing countries face many barriers to protecting themselves, their homes and their livelihoods f… Read More

Chandra Bahadur Rokka Magar and his neighbours, the residents of Tikapur Municipality, ward number 5 of Kailali district, face the wrath of floods every year. Chandra Bahadur showing water l… Read More

Introduction People in developing countries are four times more likely to die in a natural disaster, as people in the developed world. The cities of the developing world that seek economic o… Read More

About this Blog: Kedarnath Yatra is one of the most spiritual pilgrimages in India. Kedarnath, the abode of Lord Shiva attracts thousands of devotees within a span of 6 months when the shrin… Read More

In Nepal, accurate understanding of flood risk is limited by inaccurate or outdated information. Five innovative techniques have been used by Practical Action and partners to address these c… Read More

“We never used to have mosquitoes here in the winter. Now we have them all year round,” said Purnima Chaudhary, the co-ordinator of a flood resilience group we helped form in the… Read More

Practical Action Publishing was in the forefront for us this year at World Water Week in Stockholm. The event is a key point in the WASH calendar with 3,700 delegates over a packed week of d… Read More

Kathmandu, Nov 16 : Japan is to extend a grant of USD 419,859 (approximately Rs 43 million 900 thousand) to strengthen community resilience towards disasters.  The grant assistance als… Read More

Hurricane Harvey is a clarion call to climate deniers like Donald Trump. Extreme weather is one of the hallmarks of a world ravaged by climate change. Severe storms and catastrophic flooding… Read More

By Dr Arun B Shrestha Author: Arun B Shrestha Climate change is not just a future scenario for scientific discourse. It is already happening and will continue to happen as more heat-trapping… Read More