Extreme rainfall during the monsoons is the new normal in India, but the ensuing floods killing thousands and displacing millions are partly due to reckless development and inefficient water management

Run–the-river projects no better than reservoirs

The engineering solutions put in place to tackle the issue of floods has created more problems than solutions in Bihar, says former IIT professor and doyen of water experts Dinesh Mishra

In his latest novel Ghosh brings insights from a range of his old works to his new passion, climate-fiction

In an exclusive interview to thethirdpole.net, India’s Water Secretary, Upendra Prasad Singh, emphasises the crucial needs of managing water demand in agriculture and community participation

Hundreds killed by floods in Himalayan foothills, millions thirsty elsewhere

Managing river systems can help Pakistan manage floods, deal with droughts, create engines for a green economy, as well as help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions more effectively and more cheaply than big dams, argue Hassan Abbas and Asghar Hussain

Bhutan sounds the alarm as its biggest glacier lake swells dangerously due to sustained high temperatures

Early warnings passed on through community social media networks on the Bhutan-India border save lives when official channels take far too long

Between wasteful flood irrigation, free electricity to farmers, and skewed market incentives, agriculture is a mess; while lack of accountability creates urban water problems in South Asia