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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN warns of rising heat risks in Asia and the Pacific
Extreme heat is reshaping the region’s disaster landscape and driving the fastest-growing climate-related hazards, according to the Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2025: Rising Heat, Rising Risk.
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
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 …
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Philippines hosts first regional policy dialogue on loss and damage for Southeast Asia
The Philippines, through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hosted a regional policy dialogue on Loss …
Natural catastrophes continue to put a strain on global insurance markets, according to the latest Natural Catastrophe Review …
All #natural disasters Press Releases
29 July 2025
Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia
Lao government, international NGOs lead efforts to strengthen climate resilience in health sector
18 July 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP and Republic of Korea launch global early recovery initiative for crisis-hit communities
27 April 2025
19 April 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Urgent removal of at least 2.5 million tonnes of debris needed in Myanmar following earthquake: UNDP
16 April 2025
8 April 2025
3 March 2025
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million to strengthen early warning systems for vulnerable countries
20 January 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
6 August 2024
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
29 April 2024
ChildFund Philippines
Youth participation key to addressing climate change issues: ChildFund Philippines
18 December 2023
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Developing Asia’s 2023 growth outlook upgraded to 4.9 per cent: ADB
8 November 2023
21 August 2023
31 May 2023
14 September 2022
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)
'Just transition' pushed by experts, activists and sectors amid record floods, droughts in Asia
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