Flooding

Amitav Ghosh on world events from the Pakistan floods to the war in Ukraine and the challenges ahead for progressives.

Venice‘s changing relationship with the lagoon surrounding it could herald the decline of the city and its ecosystem.

The Polish government’s plans for Poland’s rivers would be disastrous – instead, control should be handed to communities.

The severe flooding which hit large areas of the Balkan region in spring 2014 highlighted serious flaws in the state response to such emergencies, as well as failures of environmental policy and planning. Fellow citizens and volunteers became a lifeline for those in need, as a result.