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Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space

Did you know that in many countries in Asia and the Pacific, the air we breathe falls short of the safety standards for air quality set by the World Health …

22 Jan 2026

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 …

Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies

Adaptation finance needs of developing countries estimated at over US$310 billion per year by 2035.

Nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards: report

Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – …

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22 September 2025

Climate health risks put US$1.5 trillion in productivity at stake by 2050

2 September 2025

SM Cares coastal cleanup: A movement for tomorrow

25 August 2025

Philippines hosts first regional policy dialogue on loss and damage for Southeast Asia

18 August 2025

Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh

30 July 2025

Willis predicts natural catastrophes will not offer insurers any respite in 2025

29 July 2025

Lao government, international NGOs lead efforts to strengthen climate resilience in health sector

18 July 2025

Climate groups in Asia push for energy sovereignty amid US fossil fuel trade deals

20 June 2025

What can we see about climate change in macroeconomic data?

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

What can we see about climate change in macroeconomic data?

5 June 2025

Amid scorching temperatures, India turns to ideas both old and new to beat the heat

28 March 2025

Announcing Imagine H2O Asia’s 6th cohort of water entrepreneurs

3 March 2025

Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million to strengthen early warning systems for vulnerable countries

20 January 2025

Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions

1 November 2024

Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070

18 October 2024

To counter climate change, Colombian cities weave nature back into their urban fabric

6 August 2024

Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

8 February 2024

World Wetlands Day 2024: Securing the health and wellbeing of Asean communities

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