And to meet an Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leader who started a grassroots relief effort called ... This was about a week after the typhoon struck, but Tacloban was still pretty much a disaster zone.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

What’s in store for 2025 when it comes to natural disasters here and around the world ... who is reporting from Los Angeles. Southeast Asia is one of the hottest markets for setting up ...

First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) has received a plaque of recognition from the Department of National Defense (DND) and ...

"The Philippines is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia but is at high risk for ... we aim to help boost the country's capacity for disaster risk reduction and management ...