flood management
Lessons on (un)preparedness and (in)action from Spain
This piece discusses how recent floods in Spain, worsened by climate change, reveal significant gaps in emergency preparedness and disaster response, emphasizing the need for proactive measures and systemic reform to mitigate future risks.
Co-designing climate services to support adaptation to natural hazards: a case study from Karlstad, Sweden
This case study describes how the co-design of climate services helped support adaptation to multiple water hazards in the municipality of Karlstad, Sweden.
Co-designing climate services to support adaptation to natural hazards: two case studies from Sweden
Drawing on two Swedish case studies, this brief aims to understand how the co-design of climate services can support adaptation planning and decision-making.
Urban flood stories paint fuller picture of climate risk in East African cities
HyCRISTAL has spent the past four years exploring how to draw together the experiences of people living through typical flood events in East African cities.
Building Happy and Integrated Neighbourhoods in Luanda, Angola
The Nova Vida Housing Development is a large housing development project undertaken for the Angolan government and is a good example of eco-town planning.
Jinsha River Basin: Integrated Water Resources and Risk Management under Changing Climate
This Sino-Swiss project aims to improve integrated water resources management, build capacity for climate change adaptation, and thereby enhance socio-economic development in the Jinsha River Basin.
Realisation of flood protection measures for the city of Prague
The Prague 2002-flood substantially speeded up the development of a more resilient flood risk management system to protect the city of Prague.
The economics of managing heavy rains and stormwater in Copenhagen – the Cloudburst Management Plan
This case study was originally published on the Climate-ADAPT website – for more information please visit the case study page. Climate-ADAPT aims...
From slave to community leader in Nepal
Indra kumari sharing her experience during a large public event, Bardiya, Nepal. (Credit: © Hariyo Ban project staff / CARE)...
Senegal: Sea-Level Rise and Impacts in Africa, 2000 to 2100. Application of the DIVA model to Africa.
Coast of Senegal, south of Saint-Louis. Image: ©panoramio.com Impacts of sea-level rise in Senegal Senegal has a coast of 2,065km...