Pakistan’s Great Deluge: Rebuilding for Climate Resilience
By Saman Ikram, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Cross-posted from the World Resources Report I have witnessed decision making in a changing climate from the frontline. As I write, the impacts of devastating flooding that affected 20 million people continue to unfold. Although effective damage inventories are complete, it will be weeks before the [...]
Cyclone Nargis Rips through the Irrawaddy Delta
May 3, 2008. No one would have suspected that a storm forming off the coast of Burma would have caused this much destruction. Much of the destruction can be blamed on lack of preparedness and lack of early warning. Another large part can be blamed on the fact that the once lush mangrove forests that [...]