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Polisi & Kewangan
‘Saying development doesn’t work is a ridiculous claim’: Achim Steiner
The former UNDP administrator warns that the world is facing a moment of profound disruption and calls for renewed investment into multilateralism and development as he reflects on his eight-year tenure.
Queer communities in the Philippines face heightened risks from climate change, with natural disasters disrupting access to HIV treatment, gender-affirming care and safe shelter. As international aid shrinks, support systems for LGBTQIA+ Filipinos grow more fragile.
Better early-warning systems make for better disaster preparedness – but the vulnerable are still missing out on long-term help.
While the public sector is expected to account for the bulk of adaptation funding, a new study by Temasek and BCG identifies six investable segments for private investors, from climate risk data providers to flood defense infrastructure.
Polisi & Kewangan
In data: Which countries fund global aid, and how much do they spend?
Bandar-bandar
Myanmar quake relief slowed by info blackout, red tape
#disaster relief Pendapat
Bandar-bandar
Sea level rise a clear threat to Malaysia
It is imperative that adaptation measures are implemented now to safeguard against future extreme climate events.
Karbon & Cuaca
Redefine the romanticised narrative of the ‘resilient Filipino’ for broader climate policy transformation
Climate change is clearly affecting the Philippines. Whether it can transform a long-held national attribute into successful climate adaptation will determine what the future holds.
Many with disability live in poverty, in low-income countries that are vulnerable to climate disasters. Yet climate resilience planning excludes their voices.
Polisi & Kewangan
Realising the potential of the climate loss and damage fund
In today’s fragmented world, the Loss and Damage Fund could easily be derailed. But it is in our common interest to assist the most climate-vulnerable countries with recovery and reconstruction.
Karbon & Cuaca
We can stop disaster risk spiralling out of control
Polisi & Kewangan
We need creative solutions to the sovereign debt and climate crises
Karbon & Cuaca
How to prevent humanitarian crises
#disaster relief Video
Sisa Kumbahan
Fruit peels to the rescue
Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.
#disaster relief Siaran Akhbar
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
