Uttam Ghimire

Skip navigation Key messages In Bharatpur, Nepal, the project survey found one in five households had been affected in the past five years by the mosquito-borne disease dengue fever (18.4%). Skin infections were the second most reported infectious disease, affecting 11.5% of households. Proximity to garbage disposal sites was found to be associated with incidence of both dengue and skin infections, and lack of adequate sanitation and clean water is a hypothesized driver for skin infections.

The study analysed existing flood control projects across Asia, focusing on their contributions to regional flood resilience. The researchers examined flood resilience indicators used in select Asian countries and evaluated their strengths and limitations. In establishing evaluation indicators and analysing flood resilience policies in major countries, the report aimed to serve as an effective basis for determining directions for domestic flood resilience policy.

Over the last two decades in Asia, floods impacted nearly 1.6 billion people, killed nearly a hundred thousand people, damaged tangible economy worth 436 billion USD and caused massive inconvenience to the lives of billions. These numbers may very well increase in future, as continued global warming leads to more intense and erratic rainfall and increasing exposure and vulnerability to floods. What can be done to manage flood vulnerability and reduce these losses?