INTRODUCTION This volume is intended as a companion to Blue Pacific Continent, Volume I – Primer on Pacific Regional Climate Change Action. This reference book offers an overview of Pacific countries...
Micronesia + 20 more
Micronesia + 20 more
INTRODUCTION This volume is intended as a companion to Blue Pacific Continent, Volume I – Primer on Pacific Regional Climate Change Action. This reference book offers an overview of Pacific countries...
Micronesia + 20 more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The “Blue Pacific Continent” is both a mindset and a geographic region. The Southwest Pacific Ocean is home to more than two dozen island states and territories that range in size...
Cambodia + 14 more
Children in East Asia and the Pacific face the greatest exposure to multiple climate disasters Children in the region face six times more climate related shocks compared to their grandparents eroding...
World + 41 more
ADB Operations Reach $20.5 Billion in 2022, Addressing Crises, Building Resilience MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 April 2023) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $20.5 billion from its own...
Cambodia + 22 more
East Asia and Pacific Regional Growth to Accelerate as China Rebounds Slowing global growth, commodity prices, financial tightening to weigh in 2023 WASHINGTON, March 30, 2023 – Growth in developing...
Afghanistan + 8 more
Introduction Today there are more internally displaced people worldwide than ever; approximately 59.1 million people have been forced to leave their homes due to armed conflicts, violence or human...
World + 46 more
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...
World + 33 more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the signing of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, countries around the world have committed to equitable and inclusive development for girls...
Afghanistan + 27 more
Predrag Savić, Jonah Simonds, Ermina Sokou and Yichun Wang Abstract: With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations Member States pledged to reduce inequality in...
World + 28 more
Achieving food security and improving nutrition are crucial to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Not only they are essential to reach SDG2 – Zero Hunger, but they are also linked to...
World + 14 more
Integrated approaches for climate-resilient development supported by UNDP are improving lives and livelihoods – and protecting the planet – as nations race to address the climate crisis The climate...
Antigua and Barbuda + 17 more
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face particularly acute health risks as a result of the climate crisis. Warming temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, rising sea levels and extreme...
World + 92 more
Executive Summary This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during FY20. About the FY20 Annual Report This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during...
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By Mariana Simões, Regional Technical Specialist on Climate Change Adaptation (Tw: @MarianaSim0es) and Mashida Rashid, Public Health Specialist, UNDP (Tw: @MashidaRashid) It is hard to believe that...
World + 17 more
EWEA: Early Warning & Early Action World Vision (WV) monitors indicators of threats, to anticipate and reduce the impact of disasters, especially for floods, drought, landslides and dzud. By working...
World + 14 more
This publication provides an update of developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues to date. The 10th edition features policy briefs focusing on the effects of climate change,...
World + 17 more
In the wake of El Niño We are living in the most unusually warm period in history and this is taking a huge toll on the world’s most vulnerable. 2015 was the hottest year on record and 2016 looks set...
Fiji + 15 more
HIGHLIGHTS At least 11 countries across Asia-Pacific experienced severe weather conditions due to El Niño. In February, Tropical Cyclone Winston, the strongest cyclone recorded in the South Pacific,...
World + 4 more
An ADB study details the potential costs of climate change in the Pacific – including modeling of future climate over the region, assessments of impacts on natural resources, tourism, and human...
World + 16 more
Asia-Pacific actions to address climate change will have global impact Jakarta -- Countries in Asia and the Pacific are at a crossroads and must now strike a balance between rising prosperity and...