CHAPTER 1 The shifting contours of the South and South-West Asia disaster riskscape Key Highlights The South and South-West Asia disaster risk landscape (‘riskscape’) is being reshaped by cascading...
In the wake of crisis, economic response and recovery plans often forget the needs of women and girls, hindering sustained peace and development. In Bangladesh, UN Women supports the Generation...
Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen 18 May 2022 Executive Summary Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Indo-Pacific have had to deal with the overlapping effects of a pandemic...
Executive Summary COVID-19: A shock to global societal systems In an increasingly interconnected and globalized world, COVID-19 is a dramatic reminder of the ever more complex and systemic nature of...
Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan was a powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specifically West Bengal, and also Bangladesh in May 2020. On 20 May 2020,...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Cyclone Amphan formed over the Indian Ocean on 16 May 2020 and started moving north over the Bay of Bengal, towards north-east India coastal areas...
Established in 1950, the Hong Kong Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the world’s humanitarian network serving over 190 countries. We dedicate ourselves to...
Enhancing Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response Extreme Weather and Disaster Preparedness in Cox’s Bazaar Humanitarian Response The influx of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals into Cox’s...
Geneva, 26 October 2021 (WMO) - Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of...
Bangladesh: Climate Change is Affecting Health and Mental Wellbeing DHAKA, October 7, 2021 — In Bangladesh, climate change is leading to an increase in the spread of infectious diseases and affecting...