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Compendium of multi-hazard early warning cooperation
(UN.ESCAP, 2023)
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres unveiled an ‘Executive Action Plan for the Early Warnings for All’ initiative during the World Leaders Summit at COP 27. This call for a universal early warning system coverage ...
ASEAN regional plan of action for adaptation to drought 2021-2025
(ASEAN Secretariat, 2021)
<p>Drought frequency, severity, and magnitude have increased in South-East Asia, particularly over the past two decades. Prolonged and severe drought adversely impact agricultural productivity, threatening food security ...
ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness : strategic note 2021-2024
(United Nations, 2020-12)
Review of disaster riskscape of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(UN.ESCAP, 2023-08-31)
<p>Disaster risk is significant in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as the country is particularly vulnerable to hydro-meteorological hazards, such as floods, droughts, and storms, while climate change further adds ...
ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness : 2018-2019 annual report
(United Nations, 2020-07)
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami resulted in widespread loss of human life and livelihoods, severe damage to infrastructure and ecosystems and large economic costs. Following this disaster, there was a strong recognition ...
Ready for the dry years : building resilience to drought in South-East Asia
(United Nations, 2021)
South-East Asia has long experienced severe droughts. However, this second edition of Ready for the Dry Years reveals that the severity of two drought events during 2015-2016 and 2018-2020 exceed anything recorded in the ...
Pathways to adaptation and resilience in North and Central Asia
(UN.ESCAP, 2023-01-19)
Pathways to Adaptation and Resilience in North and Central Asia takes forward the analysis of the Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021 and demonstrates how the subregion is being affected by various risk parameters, and where ...
Pathways to adaptation and resilience in South and South-West Asia : subregional report
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>Resilience in a Riskier World: Managing Systemic Risks from Biological and Other Natural Hazards, the Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021 captured a comprehensive picture of the complexity of disaster risk landscape ...
Pathways to adaptation and resilience in South‑East Asia : subregional report
(UN.ESCAP, 2022)
Pathways to Adaptation and Resilience in the South-east Asia takes forward analysis of the <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/3811">Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021</a> and demonstrates how the subregion is being ...
Asia-Pacific Riskscape @1.5C : subregional pathways for adaptation and resilience
(United Nations, 2022)
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2022 for ESCAP subregions: Summary for Policymakers builds on ESCAP’s Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021, Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2022 and the latest reports (2021/2022) issued ...