#disaster relief News
Policy & Finance
‘Not as easy as filling USAID’s gap’: How philanthropies in Southeast Asia are stepping up
As regional donors are urged to give more, many say it is not just about plugging immediate gaps from the sudden pullout, but buying time for aid-reliant projects to diversify funding models, which have been "overdue for an overhaul".
Policy & Finance
Concerns emerge over scaled down loss and damage fund
The global fund’s fifth meeting closed with the amount available to help vulnerable nations cope with climate risk reduced by more than US$50 million.
Creators and social platforms cash in as misinformation floods newsfeeds after Myanmar quake.
Despite a warning that a lack of funds is complicating the emergency response, the Trump administration has sent scant assistance.
Carbon & Climate
Limited climate aid leaves Sri Lankan communities vulnerable
Policy & Finance
Powerful Asian countries will struggle to fill aid gap left by US
#disaster relief Opinion
It is imperative that adaptation measures are implemented now to safeguard against future extreme climate events.
Carbon & Climate
Redefine the romanticised narrative of the ‘resilient Filipino’ for broader climate policy transformation
Climate change is clearly affecting the Philippines. Whether it can transform a long-held national attribute into successful climate adaptation will determine what the future holds.
Many with disability live in poverty, in low-income countries that are vulnerable to climate disasters. Yet climate resilience planning excludes their voices.
Policy & Finance
Realising the potential of the climate loss and damage fund
In today’s fragmented world, the Loss and Damage Fund could easily be derailed. But it is in our common interest to assist the most climate-vulnerable countries with recovery and reconstruction.
Carbon & Climate
We can stop disaster risk spiralling out of control
Policy & Finance
We need creative solutions to the sovereign debt and climate crises
Carbon & Climate
How to prevent humanitarian crises
#disaster relief Videos
Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.
#disaster relief Press Releases
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
