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Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most serious yet least addressed risks in disaster and climate contexts. This issue of Southasiadisasters.net examines how disasters, displacement,...

Nagaland is emerging as an important example of how disaster resilience can be strengthened through leadership, institutional innovation, science-based decision-making, and local partnerships. This...

Co-editors: Laasya Khandavalli and Mihir R. Bhatt Extreme heat is now a daily livelihood risk for small businesses in India’s small towns. This issue of Southasiadisasters.net highlights how simple,...

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 227 | December 2025 The latest issue of Southasiadisasters.net brings together powerful insights from Africa and Asia on how communities are confronting climate...

When governments in the Global North made early investments in reducing disaster risks, many nations of the Global South lacked the same resources. In these contexts, civil society organisations...

Co-editors: Sujata Saunik and Mihir R. Bhatt As one of India’s most heat-exposed states, Maharashtra is at the frontline of rising temperatures, urban heat islands, and climate-linked livelihood...

Co-editors: Dr. Prajna Paramita Panda (IUCN SSC AsESG, India) and Mihir R. Bhatt (AIDMI, India) As cities across South Asia face rising heatwaves and the growing burden of urban heat islands, this...

South Asia’s coastal regions— stretching from the mangrove deltas of Bangladesh and India, the islands of Sri Lanka and Maldives, and Pakistan's desert coast—are increasingly caught in the crossfire...

The issue of Southasiadisasters.net on “Heat as Humanitarian Crisis: What Local Organisations Are Doing” brings powerful insights into one of the fastest-growing humanitarian threats of our...

Dear Reader! If early warning is of interest to you in your work, research, policy, and local action, read this issue. To celebrate 150 years of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this...

Message from AIDMI Dear Reader! Cities across South Asia face an urgent crisis: extreme urban heat. The latest issue of Southasiadisasters.net, titled “Urgency of Urban Heat Adaptation,” offers...

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 219 | April 2025 Extreme heat is no longer a distant threat—it’s an everyday challenge for millions across South Asia. This issue of...

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 218 | March 2025 India leads in promoting parametric insurance solutions for all, including those affected citizens in South Asia. And this is possible. As climate...

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 217 | March 2025 Extreme heat is an escalating climate risk in the Asia-Pacific, posing serious threats to lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems. As global temperatures...

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 216, February 2025 This issue of Southasiadisasters.net, titled “Towards COP30: Key Action Areas for Displacement in the Context of Climate Change,” focuses on...

As India celebrates 150th year of the founding of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) the latest edition of Southasiadisasters.net titled “Climate Extremes: Pathways for Preparedness and...

INTRODUCTION As 2024 sets new temperature records, this issue of Southasiadisaster.net titled “Evaluating Extreme Heat Projects and Programmes: Key Lessons” provides a deep dive into the growing...

This issue provides a deep dive into the growing system-wide risks posed by extreme heat and the innovative strategies being implemented to combat it, as 2024 sets new temperature records. It...

Published By ISS Blog Bliss In this blog, members of the Humanitarian Observatory Initiative South Asia (HOISA) including Anisa Abeytia, Shanyal Uqaili, Mihir Bhatt and Khayal Trivedi consider the...

By Alejandro Guarín, Emma Blackmore, Vishal Pathak, Giulia Nicolini, José Morell-Ducós and Laura Kelly Summary India is the world’s largest cotton producer, accounting for nearly a quarter of global...