From Bolivia to Zambia, the World Food Programme is giving women the tools to cope with weather extremes that threaten livelihoods 6 March 2024, Maria Gallar, Martin Karimi, Gabriela Vivacqua and...
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From Bolivia to Zambia, the World Food Programme is giving women the tools to cope with weather extremes that threaten livelihoods 6 March 2024, Maria Gallar, Martin Karimi, Gabriela Vivacqua and...
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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...
Climate & Environment Context Nepal is among the highly vulnerable country to climate change and other forms of disasters. Nepal along with the Himalayan Region has witnessed rapid rise of...
OVERALL PROGRESS Context With a population of approx. 29.1 million which is very diverse in terms of ethnicity, cultures, languages and beliefs, Nepal is experiencing one of the fastest rates of...
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The Asia-Pacific region is no stranger to climate change. In just the last few months, it has endured droughts, record-breaking heat, and multiple super typhoons, a bout of extreme weather that...
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By Rachel Norton (ISET-International), Barbara Rosen Jacobson (Mercy Corps), Kanmani Venkateswaran (ISET-International), Karen MacClune (ISET-International), and Debbie Hillier (Mercy Corps). ...
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Septuagésimo octavo período de sesiones Tema 72 a) del programa Fortalecimiento de la coordinación de la asistencia humanitaria y de socorro en casos de desastre que prestan las Naciones Unidas,...
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Soixante-dix-huitième session Point 72 a) de l’ordre du jour Renforcement de la coordination de l’aide humanitaire et des secours en cas de catastrophe fournis par les organismes des Nations Unies, y...
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Seventy-eighth session Agenda item 72 (a) Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: strengthening...
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PEMA GYAMTSHO The economic price of climate-driven storms, floods, heatwaves and droughts has been calculated for the first time—and found to have already, over the course of the last two decades,...
The Rockefeller Foundation and Nepal Economic Forum collaborate to drive thought leadership and product innovation for climate insurance in Asia to mitigate the financial disruption that is brought...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Landlocked Nepal is mountainous with major rivers flowing southward from the Himalaya into India. The country is the scene of the ongoing collision of the Eurasian and Indian...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS I. Promoting volunteer spirit and humanitarianism: World Humanitarian Day 2023 II. Embarking interactive discussion on GEDSI in DRRM Integration Strategic Action Plan III. Empowering...
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Introduction Since its inception in 2015, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network has received an increasing number of requests from developing countries for technical support related to...
The monsoon season, which runs from June through September, has become a nervous time for the people of Nepal. The climate crisis has supercharged the fallout from the annual rains, which are...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS I. Disaster response and recovery initiatives at Taplejung through REACT project II. Voluntary National Report on Mid-term Review of Sendai Framework III. Disaster dialogue: Incidents...
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WASHINGTON, July 25, 2023 — The Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the World Bank have launched a partnership — the Resilient Asia Program (RAP) —to accelerate transformational and...
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In 2023, IDMC celebrates its 25th anniversary, so with this annual report for 2022, we look back not only at the productive past year, but also on the progress IDMC has made and the impact it has had...
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Climate change impacts increase in Asia Bangkok, Thailand 27 July 2023 (WMO) – Extreme weather and climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which ricocheted between droughts and floods in 2022,...
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A disaster emergency is underway in Asia and the Pacific as risks outpace resilience, warns new UN study The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its...