floods
Southasia’s place in contemporary climate fiction
Western cli-fi seems almost addicted to Southasia as a theatre for exploring its greatest concerns, yet often falls prey to uninformed perspectives. But there is also a growing tide of climate fiction by Southasians themselves.
Evan Tims | Jun 28, 2023
Southasia Climate Events Tracker
Mapping the impact of the climate crisis across Southasia
The Editors | Jan 13, 2023
Unpacking the floods in Pakistan
On root causes, challenges and gaps in state capacity.
The Editors | Sep 23, 2022
A Year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Pakistan floods, Indian Matchmaking, and more.
Southasiasphere episode 19: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Sep 02, 2022
Managing floods in Bangladesh
Why cooperation across borders is vital for better flood management.
The Editors | Aug 19, 2022
The waiting game in Kodagu
On the August 2018 floods that devastated the coffee country in Karnataka.
Deepa Bhasthi | Oct 19, 2018
Shelter from the storm
Cyclone preparedness in Bangladesh isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Gawher Nayeem Wahra | Sep 03, 2015
A Himalayan warning
The government has not heeded the lessons from the 2013 Uttarakhand floods.
Himanshu Thakkar | Aug 31, 2015
Landscapes of an occupation
Has militarisation increased disaster vulnerability in India-administered Jammu & Kashmir?
Mir Fatimah Kanth and Shrimoyee Nandini Ghosh | Aug 18, 2015
Chronicle from an attic window
A people’s account of surviving the Kashmir floods.
Uzma Falak | Sep 30, 2014
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