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Droughts and Floods
First digital flood inventory (IFI) in geospatial format created for India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2021 06:56 PMIndia’s first digital flood inventory (IFI) in modern geospatial format created
![First digital flood inventory (IFI) in geospatial format created (Image source: IWP Flickr Photos). Image for representation only](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-11/3583138166_5e167c6271_c.jpg?itok=Aia0Vboe)
Increase in extreme flooding events in the Upper Ganga Basin post 1995
Posted on 21 Nov, 2021 04:57 PMClimate change and anthropogenic activities pose serious threats to river basin hydrology worldwide. The Ganga River is the lifeline for close to half a billion people in the northern Indian region.
![Kathiya Gaon, Tehri, Uttaranchal (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-11/tehri.jpg?itok=8KMSuPnN)
Improving access to climate finance critical
Posted on 04 Nov, 2021 10:32 AMMore than 80% cent Indians live in climate-vulnerable districts, according to a recently released report ‘
![Bihar floods of 2008 (Image: M Asokan, Public Resource.org)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-11/Bihar%20floods%202008-M%20Asokan-PRO.jpg?itok=6q2mwWOv)
Four major rivers in Uttarakhand change course after heavy rains
Posted on 02 Nov, 2021 02:06 PMAfter heavy rains, four major rivers change course in Uttarakhand
![A river in Uttarakhand (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-11/3204749394_019a845f3a_c.jpg?itok=Kyl9W20g)
Uttarakhand floods, a marker of climate change
Posted on 26 Oct, 2021 10:18 AMExtreme weather events are not new to the country; however, the increasing frequency of these events are. All thanks to climate change, which has been altering weather patterns across India.
![Floods in Uttarkashi, India. June 2013 (Image: Oxfam International)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/flood.jpg?itok=fG2B6N8p)
Urgent action needed to embrace integrated water and climate policies
Posted on 12 Oct, 2021 11:31 AMWater-related hazards like floods and droughts are increasing because of climate change. The number of people suffering water stress is expected to soar, exacerbated by population increase and dwindling availability.
![Buildings and roads washed away, floods in Uttarkashi (Image: Oxfam International)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/disaster.jpg?itok=sHI00e8Z)
300 organisations from across the globe call for no climate finance for hydropower
Posted on 06 Oct, 2021 10:06 PMHydropower is not fit for climate finance according to 300 organisations worldwide
![Gambhir dam near Ujjain (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-10/14086710650_66791ab4de_k_0.jpg?itok=1NcxWqr6)
Northeastern states witness highest rates of desertification
Posted on 08 Sep, 2021 09:35 PMDesertification is accelerating in several northeastern Indian states
![Loss of green cover is increasing in the country (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/12879229323_98d8a58afa_c.jpg?itok=hCaLN_sm)
India leads Asian countries in enacting the Plastics Pact
Posted on 08 Sep, 2021 09:41 AMIn launching its Plastics Pact, India becomes the first Asian country to do so
![Different types of plastic waste (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/25774133008_3f63f165a4_c.jpg?itok=P5LzoDjM)
India now has 46 Ramsar sites as four new wetlands add to the list
Posted on 11 Aug, 2021 12:13 PMFour more wetlands get the Ramsar tag
![Wetlands are an essential component of our ecosystem (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/8673660087_a143749d67_c.jpg?itok=dZ-Lttd0)