Press Releases / #natural disasters
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN warns of rising heat risks in Asia and the Pacific
Extreme heat is reshaping the region’s disaster landscape and driving the fastest-growing climate-related hazards, according to the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2025: Rising Heat, Rising Risk.
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
World’s first impact bond on weather, climate data opens for contributions
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) today opened for contributions to raise US$200 million towards a climate impact …
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Philippines hosts first regional policy dialogue on loss and damage for Southeast Asia
The Philippines, through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hosted a regional policy dialogue on Loss …
Natural catastrophes continue to put a strain on global insurance markets, according to the latest Natural Catastrophe Review …
All #natural disasters Press Releases
29 Juli 2025
Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia
Lao government, international NGOs lead efforts to strengthen climate resilience in health sector
18 Juli 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP and Republic of Korea launch global early recovery initiative for crisis-hit communities
27 April 2025
19 April 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Urgent removal of at least 2.5 million tonnes of debris needed in Myanmar following earthquake: UNDP
16 April 2025
8 April 2025
3 Maret 2025
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million to strengthen early warning systems for vulnerable countries
20 Januari 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
6 Agustus 2024
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
29 April 2024
ChildFund Philippines
Youth participation key to addressing climate change issues: ChildFund Philippines
18 Desember 2023
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Developing Asia’s 2023 growth outlook upgraded to 4.9 per cent: ADB
8 November 2023
21 Agustus 2023
31 Mei 2023
14 September 2022
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)
'Just transition' pushed by experts, activists and sectors amid record floods, droughts in Asia
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Berita / Perkotaan
Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
Heavy rainfall across the region was caused by the combination of natural phenomena and climate change but in … -
![Tengah, the site of the most secondary forest loss in Singapore's recent history.]()
Singapore is facing diminishing forest cover from competing lands uses – but vulnerable secondary forests could play a … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
A year-long government “sandbox” study identifies recurring conflicts in solar, aquaculture-solar, micro-hydropower and geothermal projects, prompting policy reforms … -
![Cows bathing in Lake Toba, north Sumatra.]()
Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur
Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
Study warns that Southeast Asian and Indian lenders are overlooking major climate, biodiversity, and public-health risks tied to … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
South Korean province clears CO2-to-eSAF project in push for cleaner aviation fuel
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
