How do we prepare ourselves for the "new now"? The increased recurrence of heavy rain, flooding, and heat waves will give more work for everyone, especially cities. From the way we build cities and roads, to how we manage water during heavy rain, we need a health system that can handle our future, along with the diseases and health implications that follow flooding and destruction.

Diarrhoea is, globally, the third largest cause of death for children under 5. Climate change, driving increased flooding and droughts, threatens the fragile progress made in reducing the burden of diarrheal disease over the past decades.