launched the 2024 Asia-Pacific Subregional Disaster Reports to customize the insights and recommendations from the flagship Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2023 to the distinct vulnerabilities and ...

THE Asia-Pacific and African region experienced total losses of US$91 billion from natural disasters in 2024, much higher than losses that amounted to US$66 billion the previous year. Insured losses ...

BEIJING – More than 30 people are missing after a landslide in China’s south-western Sichuan province on Feb 8, state ...

Over a third of the world’s natural disaster losses in the first half of 2024 came from Asia Pacific (APAC) and Africa, ...

In the face of these challenges, sustainable infrastructure, climate action, and resilient health systems emerge as pillars ...

BANGKOK: South-East Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released Thursday (Aug 15) shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal with them. It ...

Chinese authorities have warned of extreme weather and “multiple natural disasters” in the coming ... and many countries in Asia have experienced deadly heatwaves and record temperatures ...

TOKYO -- Since a massive earthquake devastated the city of Kobe in 1995, shelters remain unequipped to accommodate at least 530,000 evacuees if a similar disaster were to occur in the same region ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are rehearsing their disaster response techniques, a year after they flew real-world missions for victims of a deadly earthquake on ...

US Economic Losses From Natural Disasters Soared in 2024, Even as They Eased Globally Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above ...

Recognizing these unique challenges, ESCAP launched the 2024 Asia-Pacific Subregional Disaster Reports to customize the insights and recommendations from the flagship Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2023 ...