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		<title>Born to Drown? Floods, climate extremes, and a call for action from Madhesh</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vuyasi Rajbhandari]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cryosphere and water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBFEWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chure hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DRR]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Lal Bakaiya River in Nepal’s Madhesh Province is no stranger to floods, as rising riverbeds, degraded Chure hills, and unplanned development turn monsoon rains into prolonged disasters. ICIMOD is strengthening local resilience through Community-Based Early Flood Warning Systems (CBFEWS) and innovative gamification of preparedness training, making life-saving knowledge accessible and engaging for all. Combined with integrated watershed management efforts, these initiatives aim to tackle the region’s ‘Too Much Too Little’ water crisis and break the cycle of recurring floods.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WMO flagship report reveals that Asia is warming at twice the global average  </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Debabrat Sukla]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The World Meteorological Organisation’s latest report focusing on Asia’s climate reveals some startling indicators about the changing climate. Along with dipping snow cover, there is mention of record breaking temperatures, negative mass balance seen in 23 glaciers across High Mountain Asia. A silver lining is the success seen in early warning systems providing life-saving alerts for flood-prone communities. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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