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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
What climate signals reveal about mangrove risks
A strong El Niño is underway and is strengthening in the Pacific while a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is expected to develop. Both events are known to alter sea …
Women and girls are at higher risk from rising temperatures than men and boys – not just because …
A major new report from HERA launched today at London Climate Action Week, reveals that extreme heat is …
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 …
All #heatwaves Press Releases
29 May 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure
11 May 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 March 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities
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
25 August 2025
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Philippines hosts first regional policy dialogue on loss and damage for Southeast Asia
30 July 2025
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