Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance: East Asia and the Pacific - Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
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Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance: East Asia and the Pacific - Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
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REGIONAL SUMMARY In Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided more than $50 million to partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction,...
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Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting...
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WHY A REGIONAL FOCUS MODEL? A key challenge faced by humanitarian agencies is how to ensure that limited available resources are allocated where they are most needed and are efficiently delivered in...
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Highlights East Asia and the Pacific is the region most affected by disasters worldwide and the most weather-related child displacements in absolute numbers. The risks and impact of disasters are...
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HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the most disaster-prone region in the world. In 2023, the region experienced cyclones, floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and drought as...
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SYNOPSIS Countries in East Asia and the Pacific were among the earliest and hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank mounted a swift and wide-ranging response, from emergency operations,...
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OVERVIEW El Niño conditions continue to persist. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), climate model projections suggest a potential further increase in temperatures in the central...
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The Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population and development. The focus is on population size, structure and growth rates, as well as...
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Both an El Niño event and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) phase are currently being experienced in the eastern Pacific. Model projections indicate that further warming in central to eastern...
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HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the region most prone to natural hazards worldwide, with an average of 122 million people affected yearly throughout the region. This is severely...
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The anticipated rainfall patterns, as indicated by various models, reveal a heightened severity of conditions throughout the region. Specifically, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste stand...
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Improving Learning Outcomes Key to Achieving Development Aspirations in Middle-Income East Asia and Pacific Countries, World Bank Says Investing in teachers today can help future generations thrive ...
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HIGHLIGHTS East Asia and the Pacific remains the most disaster-prone region in the world. More than 210 million children are highly exposed to cyclones; 140 million to water scarcity; and 120 million...
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El Niño, a climate pattern characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, is projected to impact the Asia Pacific (AP) region this year and is currently in its...
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Executive Summary This second paper, in the Beyond Marriage and Motherhood series, lays the foundation for a targeted approach to child marriage and adolescent pregnancy in Southeast Asia and the...
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Executive Summary This paper explores adolescent pregnancies, child marriages and early unions in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, by investigating their prevalence, trends, drivers, patterns and...
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Chapter 1 REGIONAL OVERVIEW The total number of refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people, stateless people, returnees and other persons of concern to UNHCR in the Asia and the Pacific...
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For the purposes of the AAP/PSEA Working Group, the Asia Pacific region covers over thirty countries and regions, representing a diverse range of challenges.1 Looking across the region, protracted...
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Author(s): Timothy Wilcox, Tejas Tamobhid Patnaik, Jutta May This regional snapshot report demonstrates the use and value of the SFM reporting data for strengthening disaster risk reduction (DRR) in...