Press Releases / #heatwaves
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) in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17 per cent by 2070 …
United Nations Environment Programme
To counter climate change, Colombian cities weave nature back into their urban fabric
Barranquilla, Colombia lies on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, surrounded by wetlands and tropical forests. While the …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Indonesia sets path for climate-friendly cooling with National Cooling Action Plan
Today, the Indonesian government launched its first National Cooling Action Plan (I-NCAP) in Bali. This first-of-its-kind inter-ministerial initiative …
International Labour Organization
More workers than ever are losing the fight against heat stress
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), Heat at work: Implications for safety and health, warns …
All #heatwaves Press Releases
6 August 2024
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
5 February 2024
Asian Development Bank
Asian Development Bank commits record climate finance of almost US$10 billion in 2023
19 November 2023
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
21 August 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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