Tag
North Korea floods
![Typhoons and Human Insecurity in North Korea Typhoons and Human Insecurity in North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-21-3.jpg)
Typhoons and Human Insecurity in North Korea
By Jay Song and Benjamin Habib
Natural disaster - including the flurry of typhoons that hit in summer 2020 - exacerbate existing issues, from food security to infrastructure deficits.
![North Korea Lifts Kaesong Lockdown, Rejects Foreign Aid North Korea Lifts Kaesong Lockdown, Rejects Foreign Aid](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-07.png)
North Korea Lifts Kaesong Lockdown, Rejects Foreign Aid
By Associated Press
North Korea still hasn’t confirmed a single COVID case, but remains on alert, refusing to accept foreign aid due to fears of infection.
![Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc on South Korea Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc on South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-06-3.jpg)
Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc on South Korea
By Jenna Gibson
Flooding is widespread after weeks of downpours.
![North Korea’s Impending Perfect Storm North Korea’s Impending Perfect Storm](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-22954899706_2348ef7da9_z.jpg)
North Korea’s Impending Perfect Storm
By Martin Seitz
Severe drought and deforestation puts the country a few major downpours away from devastation.
![North Korean Defectors: Floods More Damaging Than the World Thinks North Korean Defectors: Floods More Damaging Than the World Thinks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-04_14-28-04.jpg)
North Korean Defectors: Floods More Damaging Than the World Thinks
By John Power
North Korean defectors believe official figures far underreport the scale of the disaster.
![North Korea and the Global Fight Against Climate Change North Korea and the Global Fight Against Climate Change](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-28_03-54-47.jpg)
North Korea and the Global Fight Against Climate Change
By Benjamin Habib
Is environmental engagement with North Korea an alternative to denuclearization politics?
![Floods in North Korea Spark Defections, Tightened Security Floods in North Korea Spark Defections, Tightened Security](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-27_14-20-49.jpg)
Floods in North Korea Spark Defections, Tightened Security
By John Power
North Koreans reportedly took advantage of recent floods to flee across the Chinese border.
Page 1 of 1