Living Deltas Hub News
In January 2020 the Living Deltas Hub official launched and held events in the Bangladesh, India and Vietnam. Hosted by the British High Commission and Newcastle University the events we very well attended by stakeholders and policy makers and highlighted to all how vitally important the research is regionally and internationally. Read More
Mekong Delta launch event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Red River launch event in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Kolkata, India.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Living Deltas Hub 2nd Annual Research Meeting
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Delta must have 'emergency plan' on climate change
HCM CITY — The Mekong Delta region must include an “emergency” response to climate change in its regional planning for the 2021-30 period as rising seas, coastal erosion and subsidence could occur earlier than previously thought, Deputy Prime Trịnh Đình Dũng said on Thursday in Hà Nội.
Read more on Vietnam News
After Cyclone Amphan Wreaked Havoc, Bengali Migrants in Mumbai Struggle to Return Home
The lockdown had forced many to try and return to their villages in West Bengal. But the devastation caused by the cyclone is now making them think again.
Read more on The Wire
Unusually warm Bay of Bengal allowed cyclone Amphan to gain strength
Even after Amphan passed and its intensity has fizzled out, the temperature in parts of the Bay of Bengal remain as high as 31.5 degrees C, which is above the normal of 28 degrees C for May, and may favour the monsoon, which is near Car Nicobar now.
Read more on Hindustan Times
Leverage improved forecast to deal with disasters
As warm ocean temperatures drive rapid intensification of cyclones, like that seen with cyclone Amphan, climate scientists and disaster management experts call for improved preparedness leveraging India’s robust cyclone forecasts.
Read more on Mongabay
Fighting cyclones and coronavirus: how we evacuated millions during a pandemic
Bangladesh has battled the twin perils of a super-cyclone and Covid-19. We can offer lessons for others facing similar dangers
Read more on The Guardian
Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse
Fishing communities on the Mekong Delta’s Tien River are blaming salinity intrusion for their fish dying in abnormal numbers, inflicting heavy losses.
Read more on VNExpress
Coronavirus destroys Bangladesh’s crab exports
The shutdown of exports, especially to China, has had a devastating impact on the livelihood of half a million families along the Bay of Bengal coast.
Read more on Eco Business
Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns
Exclusive: Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks
Read more on The Guardian
Living Deltas Hub News
In January 2020 the Living Deltas Hub official launched and held events in the Bangladesh, India and Vietnam. Hosted by the British High Commission and Newcastle University the events we very well attended by stakeholders and policy makers and highlighted to all how vitally important the research is regionally and internationally. Read More
Mekong Delta launch event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Red River launch event in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Kolkata, India.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Living Deltas Hub 2nd Annual Research Meeting
News Stories from the Media
Delta must have 'emergency plan' on climate change
HCM CITY — The Mekong Delta region must include an “emergency” response to climate change in its regional planning for the 2021-30 period as rising seas, coastal erosion and subsidence could occur earlier than previously thought, Deputy Prime Trịnh Đình Dũng said on Thursday in Hà Nội.
Read more on Vietnam News
After Cyclone Amphan Wreaked Havoc, Bengali Migrants in Mumbai Struggle to Return Home
The lockdown had forced many to try and return to their villages in West Bengal. But the devastation caused by the cyclone is now making them think again.
Read more on The Wire
Unusually warm Bay of Bengal allowed cyclone Amphan to gain strength
Even after Amphan passed and its intensity has fizzled out, the temperature in parts of the Bay of Bengal remain as high as 31.5 degrees C, which is above the normal of 28 degrees C for May, and may favour the monsoon, which is near Car Nicobar now.
Read more on Hindustan Times
Leverage improved forecast to deal with disasters
As warm ocean temperatures drive rapid intensification of cyclones, like that seen with cyclone Amphan, climate scientists and disaster management experts call for improved preparedness leveraging India’s robust cyclone forecasts.
Read more on Mongabay
Fighting cyclones and coronavirus: how we evacuated millions during a pandemic
Bangladesh has battled the twin perils of a super-cyclone and Covid-19. We can offer lessons for others facing similar dangers
Read more on The Guardian
Coronavirus destroys Bangladesh’s crab exports
The shutdown of exports, especially to China, has had a devastating impact on the livelihood of half a million families along the Bay of Bengal coast.
Read more on Eco Business
Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns
Exclusive: Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks
Read more on The Guardian
Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse
Fishing communities on the Mekong Delta’s Tien River are blaming salinity intrusion for their fish dying in abnormal numbers, inflicting heavy losses.
Read more on VNExpress
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Living Deltas Hub News
In January 2020 the Living Deltas Hub official launched and held events in the Bangladesh, India and Vietnam. Hosted by the British High Commission and Newcastle University the events we very well attended by stakeholders and policy makers and highlighted to all how vitally important the research is regionally and internationally. Read More
Mekong Delta launch event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Red River launch event in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Kolkata, India.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Living Deltas Hub 2nd Annual Research Meeting
Living Deltas held its second Annual Hub Research Meeting at the HHI Hotel in Kolkata between the 1st and 5th March 2020. We were lucky to get the meeting in before the full effects of the Covid-19 pandemic hit (at the time of the meeting it was still classed by the WHO as an epidemic). However, a number of our delta colleagues were sadly unable to join us from the Mekong delta, the UK and from Bangladesh due to restrictions imposed by the viral outbreak. These friends were much missed. The meeting opened on the Sunday morning with a meeting of the Hub with members of our external Advisory Board and we were delighted to have Nina Laurie, Advisory Board Chair, Kay Heuser, UKRI Representative and Katharine Vincent, AB member join us from the UK and South Africa respectively. Living Deltas marked its first birthday with a beautiful cake baked by the HHI Hotel and kindly provided by our friends and hosts Sumana Banerjee and Tuhin Ghosh of Jadavpur University. Nina Laurie did the honours and cut the cake in the absence of the PI and Deputy PI, Andy Large and Andy Henderson, who had left Newcastle on Friday evening, but who finally arrived in Kolkata at 3am on Monday morning. While a hotel bed between each flight was restful, it didn’t help either the Advisory Board meeting or the Executive Board meeting which followed. The fact that at that time we were all still Zoom amateurs meant poor connection to Doha and less-than-effective input from ‘the two Andys’.
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News Stories from the Media
Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns
Exclusive: Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks
Read more on The Guardian
Coronavirus destroys Bangladesh’s crab exports
The shutdown of exports, especially to China, has had a devastating impact on the livelihood of half a million families along the Bay of Bengal coast.
Read more on Eco Business
Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse
Fishing communities on the Mekong Delta’s Tien River are blaming salinity intrusion for their fish dying in abnormal numbers, inflicting heavy losses.
Read more on VNExpress
Living Deltas Hub News
In January 2020 the Living Deltas Hub official launched and held events in the Bangladesh, India and Vietnam. Hosted by the British High Commission and Newcastle University the events we very well attended by stakeholders and policy makers and highlighted to all how vitally important the research is regionally and internationally. Read More
Mekong Delta launch event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Red River launch event in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Kolkata, India.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Living Deltas Hub 2nd Annual Research Meeting
Living Deltas held its second Annual Hub Research Meeting at the HHI Hotel in Kolkata between the 1st and 5th March 2020. We were lucky to get the meeting in before the full effects of the Covid-19 pandemic hit (at the time of the meeting it was still classed by the WHO as an epidemic). However, a number of our delta colleagues were sadly unable to join us from the Mekong delta, the UK and from Bangladesh due to restrictions imposed by the viral outbreak. These friends were much missed. The meeting opened on the Sunday morning with a meeting of the Hub with members of our external Advisory Board and we were delighted to have Nina Laurie, Advisory Board Chair, Kay Heuser, UKRI Representative and Katharine Vincent, AB member join us from the UK and South Africa respectively. Living Deltas marked its first birthday with a beautiful cake baked by the HHI Hotel and kindly provided by our friends and hosts Sumana Banerjee and Tuhin Ghosh of Jadavpur University. Nina Laurie did the honours and cut the cake in the absence of the PI and Deputy PI, Andy Large and Andy Henderson, who had left Newcastle on Friday evening, but who finally arrived in Kolkata at 3am on Monday morning. While a hotel bed between each flight was restful, it didn’t help either the Advisory Board meeting or the Executive Board meeting which followed. The fact that at that time we were all still Zoom amateurs meant poor connection to Doha and less-than-effective input from ‘the two Andys’.
Read More
News Stories from the Media
Coronavirus destroys Bangladesh’s crab exports
The shutdown of exports, especially to China, has had a devastating impact on the livelihood of half a million families along the Bay of Bengal coast.
Read more on Eco Business
Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns
Exclusive: Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks
Read more on The Guardian
Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse
Fishing communities on the Mekong Delta’s Tien River are blaming salinity intrusion for their fish dying in abnormal numbers, inflicting heavy losses.
Read more on VNExpress
Living Deltas Hub News
In January 2020 the Living Deltas Hub official launched and held events in the Bangladesh, India and Vietnam. Hosted by the British High Commission and Newcastle University the events we very well attended by stakeholders and policy makers and highlighted to all how vitally important the research is regionally and internationally. Read More
Mekong Delta launch event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Red River launch event in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Kolkata, India.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Living Deltas Hub 2nd Annual Research Meeting
Living Deltas held its second Annual Hub Research Meeting at the HHI Hotel in Kolkata between the 1st and 5th March 2020. We were lucky to get the meeting in before the full effects of the Covid-19 pandemic hit (at the time of the meeting it was still classed by the WHO as an epidemic). However, a number of our delta colleagues were sadly unable to join us from the Mekong delta, the UK and from Bangladesh due to restrictions imposed by the viral outbreak. These friends were much missed. The meeting opened on the Sunday morning with a meeting of the Hub with members of our external Advisory Board and we were delighted to have Nina Laurie, Advisory Board Chair, Kay Heuser, UKRI Representative and Katharine Vincent, AB member join us from the UK and South Africa respectively. Living Deltas marked its first birthday with a beautiful cake baked by the HHI Hotel and kindly provided by our friends and hosts Sumana Banerjee and Tuhin Ghosh of Jadavpur University. Nina Laurie did the honours and cut the cake in the absence of the PI and Deputy PI, Andy Large and Andy Henderson, who had left Newcastle on Friday evening, but who finally arrived in Kolkata at 3am on Monday morning. While a hotel bed between each flight was restful, it didn’t help either the Advisory Board meeting or the Executive Board meeting which followed. The fact that at that time we were all still Zoom amateurs meant poor connection to Doha and less-than-effective input from ‘the two Andys’.
Read More
News Stories from the Media
Coronavirus destroys Bangladesh’s crab exports
The shutdown of exports, especially to China, has had a devastating impact on the livelihood of half a million families along the Bay of Bengal coast.
Read more on Eco Business
Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns
Exclusive: Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks
Read more on The Guardian
Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse
Fishing communities on the Mekong Delta’s Tien River are blaming salinity intrusion for their fish dying in abnormal numbers, inflicting heavy losses.
Read more on VNExpress
Previous Newsletters
Subscribe to receive our E Newsletter
Living Deltas Hub News
In January 2020 the Living Deltas Hub official launched and held events in the Bangladesh, India and Vietnam. Hosted by the British High Commission and Newcastle University the events we very well attended by stakeholders and policy makers and highlighted to all how vitally important the research is regionally and internationally. Read More
Red River launch event in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Mekong Delta launch event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Kolkata, India.
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna launch event in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Living Deltas Hub 2nd Annual Research Meeting
Living Deltas held its second Annual Hub Research Meeting at the HHI Hotel in Kolkata between the 1st and 5th March 2020. We were lucky to get the meeting in before the full effects of the Covid-19 pandemic hit (at the time of the meeting it was still classed by the WHO as an epidemic). However, a number of our delta colleagues were sadly unable to join us from the Mekong delta, the UK and from Bangladesh due to restrictions imposed by the viral outbreak. These friends were much missed. The meeting opened on the Sunday morning with a meeting of the Hub with members of our external Advisory Board and we were delighted to have Nina Laurie, Advisory Board Chair, Kay Heuser, UKRI Representative and Katharine Vincent, AB member join us from the UK and South Africa respectively. Living Deltas marked its first birthday with a beautiful cake baked by the HHI Hotel and kindly provided by our friends and hosts Sumana Banerjee and Tuhin Ghosh of Jadavpur University. Nina Laurie did the honours and cut the cake in the absence of the PI and Deputy PI, Andy Large and Andy Henderson, who had left Newcastle on Friday evening, but who finally arrived in Kolkata at 3am on Monday morning. While a hotel bed between each flight was restful, it didn’t help either the Advisory Board meeting or the Executive Board meeting which followed. The fact that at that time we were all still Zoom amateurs meant poor connection to Doha and less-than-effective input from ‘the two Andys’.
Read More
News Stories from the Media
Coronavirus destroys Bangladesh’s crab exports
The shutdown of exports, especially to China, has had a devastating impact on the livelihood of half a million families along the Bay of Bengal coast.
Read more on Eco Business
Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns
Exclusive: Protectionist policies and shortage of workers could see problems start within weeks
Read more on The Guardian
Mekong Delta fishers in distress as fish die en masse
Fishing communities on the Mekong Delta’s Tien River are blaming salinity intrusion for their fish dying in abnormal numbers, inflicting heavy losses.
Read more on VNExpress
Previous Newsletters