Reports

KEY MESSAGE Projected temperature increases in Vietnam are similar to the global average, ranging between 1.0°C and 3.4°C by 2080–2099 when compared with the 1986–2005 baseline. The range in possible temperature rises highlights the significant differences between…

NOVEMBER 23, 2020 BY ANGELICAS The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP) are pleased to announce Switzerland is contributing USD100,000 to build capacity on climate change and disaster…

1. Context The devastating 2015 earthquake disaster in Nepal damaged or destroyed more than 712,000 houses, leaving some 2.6 million people homeless and displaced.1 Over 22,000 people were injured and disabled by the disaster.2 Although persons with…

1. Context Indonesia’s Mount Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Consequently, the densely populated communities that circle its base to benefit from its fertile agricultural land and tourism also face a high…

Highlights • 220308 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 199024 cases have been recovered so far. • Of the reported cases, Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) is the leading cause of morbidity…

KEY MESSAGES Temperature rise in Sri Lanka is projected to be marginally lower than the global average. Under the highest emissions pathway (RCP8.5) temperatures are projected to rise by 2.9°C–3.5°C by the 2090s, over the 1986–2005 baseline.…

Disaster risk management (DRM) and governance in Nepal is in good hands – the hands of the communities and their local authorities who are most affected by disasters and climate change. In partnership with the Government of…

(New York, 17 November 2020): UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today allocated US$100 million to help people feed themselves in countries most at risk from the growing hunger epidemic caused by conflict, economic decline, climate change…

Highlights 209776 cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nepal, of which 173430 cases have been recovered so far. Of the reported cases, Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) is the leading cause of morbidity in week…

Executive summary South Asia is facing an increasing complex and expanding disaster riskscape- one of the highest in the Asia Pacific region. Each year, people in the subregion suffer from various climate hazards such as floods, droughts,…