Press Releases / #natural disasters
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 early warning systems in seven of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries.
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 …
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
The Government of the Philippines and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today announced that …
ChildFund Philippines
Youth participation key to addressing climate change issues: ChildFund Philippines
ChildFund Philippines supports youth in Infanta, Quezon through a climate action program called Project Greenlight. This initiative aims …
All #natural disasters Press Releases
18 December 2023
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Developing Asia’s 2023 growth outlook upgraded to 4.9 per cent: ADB
8 November 2023
21 August 2023
31 May 2023
14 September 2022
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)
'Just transition' pushed by experts, activists and sectors amid record floods, droughts in Asia
4 May 2022
2 December 2021
Energy Development Corporation
EDC teams up with IBM to help keep its workforce safe from extreme weather events
22 February 2019
18 October 2018
Ecoforests Asset Management, Ecoforests Hong Kong Limited
EcoForests asset management plantations in Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica at minimal risk of climate change effects
19 January 2017
9 November 2016
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Big polluters, governments must act to stop dangerous climate change
7 September 2016
USPCAS-W, MUET Jamshoro
Graduate Seminar held at USPCAS-W MUET
4 September 2016
Aid and International Development Forum
Influence the debate on global disaster relief and resilience
23 August 2016
Aid and International Development Forum
The aftermath of Louisiana: Improving resilience to flooding
15 July 2016
Aid and International Development Forum
Hear from UNDP, Rescue Global, IMC at Global Disaster Relief Summit
15 June 2016
Sustainable Brands
Millennials and the circular economy
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Global instability causing ‘shakeout’ in corporate sustainability
The chief investment officer for AIA says there is "no U-turn" among corporates invested for the long term, … -
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
OCBC to strengthen nature risk assessment, but faces scrutiny over mining ties
A report finds OCBC – alongside other Singapore lenders – among the top financiers of Indonesia's Harita’s coal-powered … -
Berita / Bangunan Hijau
AI is limited in tackling ‘hard’ sustainability problems: experts
Despite the hype, AI cannot tackle complex social problems that do not have a digital footprint and should … -
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
ISSB unveils new tool to guide regulators in standards adoption
The tool launches as companies struggle to measure and report Scope 3 emissions due to a lack of … -
Berita / Bandar-bandar
AI is shaking up the hidden world of earthquake forecasting
New technologies are helping detect earthquakes and minimise destruction, but predicting a specific tremor remains a challenge. -
Berita / Pegurusan Sisa Kumbahan
EPR scheme in Hong Kong provides ‘practical’ starting point: experts
The city is a step closer to implementing its own Producer Responsibility Scheme. Experts at the launch of …
