The city of Puebla, in Mexico. Our research aims to mitigate the effects of earthquakes, hurricanes and floods in the country’s cities.
The threat from natural disasters is growing due to climate change, increased population and overuse of resources. Now £2.6m is being invested in hazard and risk research involving Durham University to help tackle the challenges posed by these threats to communities in Asia and Mexico. Projects will look at safeguarding people against natural disasters and securing sustainable futures for communities. £1.8m of this income will fund research in villages, towns and cities that have grown around the Mekong, Red River and Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river deltas, looking at countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Sustainable development Our researchers will work with local people, charities, governments and businesses in those regions to monitor the effects of changes in river delta communities caused by human exploitation, environmental damage and climate change. The project aims to learn what works best to develop solutions for sustainable development. River deltas make up just one per cent of global landscapes, but support more than half-a-billion people.
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