Resilience grows from within: Local leadership in Char Gujimari, Bangladesh
By the Char Gujimari Community Implementation Committee, Mr. Ambor Ali (President, CIC) and Mst. Jannatul Naim This blog is part … Continued
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Preparing for the Monsoon in Pakistan: Urban Flooding, Deluges, and Planning
By Muhammad Ehsan Laghari We’ve barely emerged from the Indus River water scarcity for agriculture; although the flows of the … Continued
Flood Resilience and Spatial Planning in Pakistan: Where are we two years after the devastating flood?
by Frank van Steenbergen and Mohammed Ehsan Leghari Flood resilience and the management of land and water resources The … Continued
The Bridges on the Indus
by Frank van Steenbergen and Mohammed Ehsan Leghari Bridge and approach curtailing the Indus River The bridges on the Indus … Continued
Water Wonders of the World: the mysterious Gabarbands
By Popi Michelogiannaki and Frank van Steenbergen Throughout western Sindh and Balochistan, gabarbands or long-stretched dams were constructed by ancient … Continued
Flood-proofing the road network (1): roads as flood shelters in Pakistan
Frank van Steenbergen, Popi Michelogiannaki and Mohammed Umar Karim … Continued
How the British did it better
by Usman Qazi In a relentless pursuit of growth and development, the Pakistani state has ignored colonial-era strategies—that took natural risks, … Continued