Press Releases / #extreme weather
Imagine H2O Asia
Announcing Imagine H2O Asia’s 6th cohort of water entrepreneurs
The Singapore-based market access accelerator will support eight startups that are building groundbreaking solutions for Asia Pacific’s most urgent water needs.
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million to strengthen early warning systems for vulnerable countries
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved an unprecedented US$103.2 million in grant financing to scale up life-saving …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
In December 2024, Vanuatu experienced yet another harrowing reminder of its vulnerability to disasters—a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake …
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070
New Asian Development Bank (ADB) research finds the impacts of climate change could reduce gross domestic product (GDP) …
All #extreme weather Press Releases
18 October 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
To counter climate change, Colombian cities weave nature back into their urban fabric
24 August 2024
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Indonesia sets path for climate-friendly cooling with National Cooling Action Plan
6 August 2024
International Labour Organization
More workers than ever are losing the fight against heat stress
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
10 June 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Record-breaking World Environment Day spotlights land restoration, desertification and drought resilience
2 May 2024
11 April 2024
Asian Development Bank
ADB forecasts developing Asia’s economy to grow 4.9 per cent in 2024
5 February 2024
Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank commits record climate finance of almost US$10 billion in 2023
8 January 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
US$200 million ADB loan to help prepare climate-resilient Philippine infrastructure projects
19 November 2023
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
8 November 2023
21 August 2023
1 June 2023
31 May 2023
19 December 2022
International Finance Corporation
IFC, Singapore’s Agrocorp partner to improve food security in Bangladesh
26 September 2022
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