India, Aug. 8 -- Assam's Mising community, the state's second-largest plains tribe, has long lived in harmony with the Brahmaputra's floods.

Settled along riverine belts, they use stilted Chang Ghar houses, flood-adapted farming and low-impact fishing to coexist with rising waters.

Their animist faith, sowing festival Ali-Aye-Ligang and handloom traditions embody a cultural ecology that offers vital lessons for climate resilience.

Every monsoon, Assam prepares for the inevitable. The Brahmaputra swells, villages disappear under water, roads vanish, and lives are disrupted. This year was different. The floods were among the worst in recent memory. Heavy rainfall, coupled with unchecked construction and shrinking natural drainage systems...