Author: Lubaina Rangwala

Involve residents to boost flood management in Mumbai

by Lubaina Rangwala, Madhav Pai | Sep 14, 2017

As climate change makes cloudbursts more likely, city authorities in Mumbai need to take immediate steps to effectively manage crisis situations through a participatory disaster management system

The past three months have seemed apocalyptic the world over. The storm season in the Atlantic Ocean continues to draw grave concern. In South Asia, the monsoon claimed more than 1,200 lives…Read More

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