Living with a flood: Plight of squatter settlements
South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF-19) & Climate Services Users Forum forecasted a normal to above-normal rainfall in the 2021 monsoon season in many parts of South Asia. Living with a flood: Plight of squatter settlements Above-normal rainfall is most likely over areas along the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. The pre-monsoon rainfall was a boon to people in Nepal as it washed away the deadly air pollution from the forest fire that blanketed significant areas of Nepal, including the Kathmandu Valley. In March and April 2021, the air pollution level in Kathmandu recorded the highest, making it “ the ” most polluted city in the world. Above-average rainfall in Nepal is good news to farmers who depend on rain for crop production. Still, for many people, it is their vulnerability to landslides and flooding that worries them. Floods and inundation are significant climatic hazards, the impacts of which are more pronounced on the poor and marginalized urban communities living...