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75% of Southeast Asia’s future renewable energy’s generation capacity under threat – but US$82 billion in losses can be circumvented
Targeted investment in climate resilience could help Asean members mitigate up to US$82 billion in potential losses to renewable energy infrastructure, according to a new energy resilience report by Zurich …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
50 cities for climate action: avoiding and adapting to a 50°C world
More than 50 cities across the world have joined UNEP's new 50@50 activation to confront one of the …
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure
A farmer waiting for rain. A school trying to serve healthier meals. A young person looking for work …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
El Niño likely to return: The case for early action
Climate models are converging: El Niño is likely to return by mid-2026 and could be strong. According to …
All #extreme weather Press Releases
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 March 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities
17 March 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 January 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space
19 January 2026
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
How climate change is threatening human rights
3 December 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
15 November 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
World’s first impact bond on weather, climate data opens for contributions
9 November 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Cooling Cambodia: Passive cooling and NDC 3.0 pathways to heat resilience
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
20 October 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report
22 September 2025
World Economic Forum
Climate health risks put US$1.5 trillion in productivity at stake by 2050
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