The rocks will remain steep, the rivers will continue to surge with fierce white waters, and the risks will keep growing as climate change accelerates. But amid these changing landscapes, another transformation is underway: the people doing science are changing too.
Communities along the Nepal-India border share family, cultural, and economic ties. For generations, people upstream have called relatives downstream when rivers rose, creating an informal early warning network. This informal mechanism works until it does not. This article discusses ICIMOD and OPRI-SPF work to establish a long-term early warning system through the G2O project.
Viewing disaster risk reduction through a GEDSI lens: actions and tools to make DRR accessible and inclusive to all