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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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...
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Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2022 - Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia. In 2021 alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage of US$ 35.6...
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Summary for policymakers Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2022 for ESCAP Subregions: Summary for Policymakers builds on ESCAP’s Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021, Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report...
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Geneva, 26 October 2021 (WMO) - Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of...
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Preparing for complex, overlapping crises key to building resilience for countries in Asia and the Pacific, UN regional meeting hears Countries meeting today at the seventh session of the ESCAP...
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To read the full report please visit the IDMC website here. Internal displacement at all-time high after unprecedented year of crises The total number of people living in internal displacement...
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COVID-19: IT’S TIME FOR A NEW ‘SOCIAL CONTRACT’ FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Save the Children reveals new six-point plan for the Asia-Pacific region. If Asia-Pacific countries are to emerge from today’s...
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The Asia-Pacific region faces a daunting spectrum of natural hazards. Indeed, many countries could be reaching a tipping point beyond which disaster risk, fuelled by climate change, exceeds their...
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (14 July 2017) — Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse...
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Introduction There is agreement in the scientific community that the global food system will experience unprecedented pressure in the coming decades – demographic changes, urban growth, environmental...
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Description The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) was established in May 2000 and provides direct grant assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in developing member countries...
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ADB Assistance to Developing Asia Tops $21.7 Billion in 2011 MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $21.72 billion in financing operations last year, a 14.5% increase on...
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1. Who are we? The 37 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in Asia Pacific work to help the most vulnerable groups in their respective countries who are most affected by disasters and...