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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 ...
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 ...
Flood forecasting and early warning in transboundary river basins : a toolkit
(United Nations, 2016)
The Flood Forecasting and Early Warning in Transboundary River Basins: A Toolkit, produced by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early ...
Assessment of El Nino associated risks : the step-wise process
(United Nations, 2016)
Now more than ever, the region's development is reliant on its transport system. Whether to carry manufactured and agricultural products to international markets, food to rural and urban communities, workers to their jobs, ...