Informes

From Bolivia to Zambia, the World Food Programme is giving women the tools to cope with weather extremes that threaten livelihoods 6 March 2024, Maria Gallar, Martin Karimi, Gabriela Vivacqua and Elizabeth Bryant Their faces smeared with a…

Executive Summary This report presents a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on rice production and the broader implications for water management in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), a region of immense ecological, economic, and…

Dhaka, Bangladesh – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) of Bangladesh and the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), last week conducted…

MANILA -- Measles cases went up 255% from 2022 to 2023 in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, an increase caused by gaps in vaccination coverage and disease surveillance and travel of people from…

REGIONAL SUMMARY USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided nearly $35 million to partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience (ER4) activities regionally and in Bangladesh, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka during FY…

Abstract This Strengthening ASEAN Multi-Hazard End to End Early Warning System (E2E EWS) for Natural Disasters Assessment plays a critical role in understanding the state of early warning systems (EWS) in the region, identifying capacities and gaps,…

In the sun-drenched landscapes of West Timor, a remarkable tale unfolds – a tale of resilience, adaptation, and the power of unity. Here, rainfall is a scarce blessing and the sun's intensity paints the earth in…

REGIONAL SUMMARY In Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided more than $50 million to partner organizations conducting early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience (ER4) activities in 16 countries across East Asia and…

Findings from Bangladesh Risk in humanitarian action is multi-faceted, spanning safety and security, fiduciary and legal compliance issues, operational challenges, data and information security, and ethical and reputational threats. While an increasing number of humanitarian actors assess…

Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting increasing strain on biophysical systems, including land, water,…