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First Gen Corporation
First Gen’s EDC geothermal unit recognised at 2026 Asean RE Project Awards for contribution to national renewable energy priority
First Gen Corporation subsidiary Bac-Man Geothermal, Inc. (BGI), the owner and operator of the 197.27-megawatt (MW) Bac-Man geothermal power plant in Bicol, received a special recognition on Oct. 7, 2026, …
Philanthropy Asia Alliance
Philanthropy Asia Alliance supports Southeast Asia Heat Health Hub to scale coordinated action on extreme heat
The Philanthropy Asia Alliance is supporting the next stage of development of the Global Heat Health Information Network …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
‘Cool leaders’, a roadmap and nature for cooling: Global Cooling Pledge acts on heat
Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and business leader Dong Mingzhu named inaugural Cool Leaders.
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures
Report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C.
All #extreme weather Press Releases
31 Ogos 2026
11 Jun 2026
2 Jun 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
50 cities for climate action: avoiding and adapting to a 50°C world
29 Mei 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure
11 Mei 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
El Niño likely to return: The case for early action
21 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From flooded to future‑ready: Why Asia‑Pacific cities must become ‘sponges’
12 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From dialogue to delivery: The Pacific’s climate mobility moment
25 Mac 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities
17 Mac 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Guiding light: How solar power is providing a lifeline to blackout-prone Asian villages
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Satellite imagery guides faster recovery in crisis zones
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN endorses first-ever global statistical framework to measure disaster risk and impacts
22 Januari 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space
19 Januari 2026
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
How climate change is threatening human rights
3 Disember 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN warns of rising heat risks in Asia and the Pacific
19 November 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Poorest nations will see sharp drop in crop yields, impacting human development: UNDP
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