India should rewrite outdated, colonial laws and empower local people so that embankments work for communities and nature

India’s top expert summarises his views on the need to factor in the Himalayas in the new water policy

Cloudbursts flood parts of India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh; monsoon reaches Pakistan well ahead of schedule

The tragic failure of the Sardoba dam has sparked fresh debate around water conflicts and the need for cooperation between countries in Central Asia

Danger of another flood as water continues to flow from the lake in Hunza valley in northern Pakistan

Climate change may have led to the Patna flood in 2019, but the Bihar capital remains waterlogged due to corruption and failed urban planning

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

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

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