EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Philippines’ location on the “Pacific Ring of Fire” and along the Pacific typhoon belt mean that the country experiences many forms of natural disasters such as typhoons,...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chile is home to 18.3 million people. It is a society built on a market economy and participatory republican government structure, and it is a member of the Organization for...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Despite its location in a region hard-hit by disasters of varying scale, the Republic of Singapore is somewhat insulated from natural disasters. The country is nominally exposed to...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Islamic Republic of Pakistan (hereafter Pakistan) is affected by climate change, increased urbanization, environmental degradation, and increasingly severe and larger scale...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Republic of the Maldives (hereafter referred to as Maldives) is a low-lying island nation comprised of close to 1,200 islands within 26 naturally formed atolls. All islands are...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sri Lanka is a lower middle-income country with an estimated total population of 23 million people. More than a decade after the country’s civil war ended, there has been...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or Laos) is a land-locked, multi-ethnic, socialist state in Southeast Asia. It enjoys social stability, and there are no serious...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Nepal’s geography, geological position, and the impact of climate change are the primary causes of disasters in the country. Rapid, unplanned urbanization and environmental...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cambodia experiences floods, regular drought, and damaging storms due to its geographic and climate conditions.1 Generally, flooding occurs for more than three months per year...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Australia plays a critical role in the IndoPacific Region, leading efforts for regional civilmilitary security, economic stability and growth, and disaster risk, response, and...