Asia-Pacific is the most disaster-prone region of the world. In recent years, it has faced a series of multiple exogenous shocks that transcend geographical boundaries and endanger our communities. The poor and the vulnerable ...

It is well known that the Asia-Pacific suffers the most from disasters due to the growing population and economies becoming more exposed to disaster hazards. For decades, international agreements have advocated building ...

<p>The Disaster Riskscape across South-East Asia: Key Takeaways for Stakeholders presents a comprehensive analysis of the subregion&rsquo;s riskscape to inform policy actions. Governments in South-East Asia have pioneered ...

<p>The Disaster Riskscape Across North and Central Asia: Key Takeaways for Stakeholders zooms into the analytical research findings of the APDR with specific reference to the North and Central Asia region and comprehensively ...

<p>The Disaster Riskscape across the Pacific Small Island Developing States: Key Takeaways for Stakeholders presents a comprehensive analysis of the sub-region&rsquo;s riskscape to inform policy actions. The overall message ...

<p>The Disaster Riskscape across South and South-West Asia: Key Takeaways for Stakeholders, provides analysis from the APDR 2019 with specific reference to the South and South-West Asia subregion and comprehensively presents ...

<p></p> South-East Asia is regularly hit by droughts. Ready for the Dry Years offers a clear analysis of this subject, assessing prospects for the decades ahead and highlighting the principal risks. Though starting slowly, ...

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 ...

<p>The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) is actively engaged in strengthening technology transfer capabilities of member countries of the Economic and Social Commission of the Asia and Pacific ...