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Press Releases / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

What climate signals reveal about mangrove risks

...flooding, unusual heat and elevated salinity in coastal wetlands, placing significant stress on mangrove ecosystems, sometimes across multiple countries simultaneously. Acting independently or interac...

17 Aug 2026

What climate signals reveal about mangrove risks

Water is becoming a factor that can shape where companies invest, how much they can produce and how resilient their supply chains will be

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Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice

...Floods in Vietnam. Flooding can disrupt transport and logistics even when a factory itself remains undamaged. Image: Lâm Trần/Pexels) For Graeme Riddell, Managing Director and Asia Pacific climate an...

22 Sep 2026

Southeast Asia’s growth is getting thirstier – and businesses are taking notice

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Re-strategising water governance for resilient economies

...floods, rising industrial demand and climate pressures are putting greater strain on freshwater resources. Strengthening water governance and efficiency will be essential not only to safeguard communi...

29 Sep 2026

Re-strategising water governance for resilient economies

The opening plenary of Unlocking capital for sustainability Thailand, held in Bangkok on 23 Septembe

News / Water

Thailand’s high-tech push faces water security risks, experts say

...floods can struggle to attract bank financing because their wider economic benefits do not necessarily generate dependable revenues, he said. “When it comes to bankability, the central financing probl...

30 Sep 2026

Thailand’s high-tech push faces water security risks, experts say

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Asia's natural disasters must not become financial crises

The catastrophic flooding in Nepal has demonstrated, once again, the devastating human and economic toll of climate change. The immediate priority must be to save lives and support affected communitie...

7 Sep 2026

Asia's natural disasters must not become financial crises

An aerial view of Singapore's marina bay featuring iconic architecture and bustling sea traffic.

News / Carbon & Climate

Singapore unveils coastal defence rules requiring long-term protection against rising seas

...flooding is forecast. Landowners of temporarily floodable areas will be required to submit flood response plans to PUB and conduct annual flood drills. One site being studied for such an approach is C...

23 Jun 2026

Singapore unveils coastal defence rules requiring long-term protection against rising seas

Press Releases / Singapore International Water Week

SIWW2026 opens with global leaders pledging action to secure a resilient, sustainable water future

...Flood Resilience Leaders Roundtable to share how cities can adapt their design to strengthen their flood resilience, and forge flood resilient communities. SIWW2026 also serves as a key global market...

17 Jun 2026

SIWW2026 opens with global leaders pledging action to secure a resilient, sustainable water future

News / Cities

Beyond extreme heat: Understanding Asia's climate-health future

...flooding, shifting patterns of vector-borne disease and mounting pressure on healthcare systems are also placing communities across the region at greater risk. “Understanding the influence of environ...

17 Sep 2026

Beyond extreme heat: Understanding Asia's climate-health future

News / Carbon & Climate

Malaysia’s flood losses ease 32 per cent in 2025, but with higher infrastructure damage

...Floods in Malaysia 2025, DOSM said total losses were equivalent to 0.03 per cent of nominal gross domestic product (GDP), down from 0.05 per cent in 2024. Flooding is a growing economic concern for Ma...

21 Apr 2026

Malaysia’s flood losses ease 32 per cent in 2025, but with higher infrastructure damage

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Extreme weather could drive US$450 billion in losses in Asia Pacific: analysis

...flooding will be responsible for about US$528 billion, the bulk of the amount in projected damages, far exceeding the impacts of cyclones, drought and heatwaves. In Asia Pacific, flooding disasters ar...

26 May 2026

Extreme weather could drive US$450 billion in losses in Asia Pacific: analysis

News / Carbon & Climate

‘Mana hutan kami?’ The Malaysian youths turning climate anxiety into legal action

...floods continued to batter Johor every monsoon season, she worried that her efforts did little to address the root causes of the crisis. The scale of flooding, she explained, opened her eyes to how cl...

20 Oct 2026

‘Mana hutan kami?’ The Malaysian youths turning climate anxiety into legal action

News / Cities

Global mangroves rebound after decades of loss

...flooding and coastal erosion. “When mangroves disappear, communities lose a natural barrier against erosion, flooding and rising seas,” Ogunlade Olamide Martins, associate director at the Nigeria-base...

17 Oct 2026

Global mangroves rebound after decades of loss

News / Policy & Finance

Philippines submits updated climate pledge, seeks to strengthen net sink status

...flood after flood, we are reminded of our vulnerabilities to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel use,” Arances said in a statement. “With the transition away from fossils being non-negotiable to ...

10 Sep 2026

Philippines submits updated climate pledge, seeks to strengthen net sink status

News / Carbon & Climate

‘We need solutions’: Southeast Asia’s climate risks sharpen case for ocean investment

...floods that killed hundreds, with thousands still missing. “At home [here in Singapore], it is the same story: floods, landslides, typhoons and monsoons,” Heng said. “Sometimes heatwaves and floods [h...

15 Sep 2026

‘We need solutions’: Southeast Asia’s climate risks sharpen case for ocean investment

Press Releases / Singapore International Water Week

Singapore International Water Week 2026 to convene global leaders, innovators to address municipal water, industrial water, coastal protection and flood management challenges

...flooding in urban areas. Caused by rapid urbanisation and economic growth, these effects are further exacerbated by climate impacts from extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels, and growing dem...

11 Jun 2026

Singapore International Water Week 2026 to convene global leaders, innovators to address municipal water, industrial water, coastal protection and flood management challenges

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

From flooded to future‑ready: Why Asia‑Pacific cities must become ‘sponges’

As the Pacific recovers from a severe cyclone season and Asia braces for the monsoon, flood readiness has become a defining test of sustainable urban development. The Asia and the Pacific 2026...

21 Apr 2026

From flooded to future‑ready: Why Asia‑Pacific cities must become ‘sponges’

News / Food & Agriculture

This Philippine coastal farm is redefining farming with wetlands

...floods,” Ninieveh Glinoga, who manages the farm, told Mongabay during a visit in May. The farm’s coconut-covered slopes lead to tidal rice paddies below and wetlands beyond, reflecting the mosaic land...

3 Jul 2026

This Philippine coastal farm is redefining farming with wetlands

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Questions over climate responsibility are no longer political. They are legal

...flood wave toward the city of Huaraz, where Lliuya owns a house and some 50,000 people live in the danger zone. RWE, one of Europe’s largest carbon emitters, has no operations in Peru. Yet it was a le...

18 Jun 2026

Questions over climate responsibility are no longer political. They are legal

News / Cities

Leaving home: When home is no longer home

...flood, drought, heat, shrinking food support and restricted livelihoods. In Afghanistan, families forced back across the border returned not to stability, but to a country marked by conflict, poverty,...

4 Jun 2026

Leaving home: When home is no longer home

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