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Planning, right financial products can help governments address potential risk of a disaster to budgets: CDRI’s Prothi

adminMarch 26, 202508 mins

Risk transfer instruments can offer cost-effective alternatives to measures aimed at mitigating significant long-term climate threats to the economy, said Amit Prothi, director general of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). CDRI, a multilateral organization based in New Delhi, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 2019 United Nations (UN) Climate Action…

Green efforts: Citizens must chip in if we’re to save our urban ecosystems

adminMarch 4, 202508 mins

The annual post-monsoon festive season also brings with it a choke-hold associated with deadly air pollution—at levels so high that it makes our air-quality metrics worthless. December and January complete the cycle as we prepare for a new year, with its year-round challenges of solid-waste pollution and traffic congestion. All of these translate into huge…

Disasters cost billions—but who pays the price?

adminFebruary 16, 2025012 mins

The recent California wildfires have reignited global concerns about climate change and its role in intensifying natural disasters. Beyond the immediate devastation, they have also highlighted a growing crisis in the insurance industry. It is the rise of insurance deserts—regions where access to insurance becomes scarce or nonexistent due to extreme risk and unsustainable losses. …

If a flood’s approaching, you may get to know two weeks ahead. Beats a 24-hour notice.

adminAugust 30, 202409 mins

With extreme climate events such as flash floods causing large-scale devastation in the country, the Union government is working on a plan to advance the warning mechanism to minimise the loss of life and property. The water resources department plans to leverage its technical arm, the Central Water Commission (CWC), to issue warnings up to…