Latest additions to the knowledge base

An estimated US$724 billion in GDP will be exposed to extreme sea-level rise, coastal flooding in Asia by 2030, according to a new Greenpeace East Asia report.

This supplement focuses on disasters triggered by natural hazards, explores the effects of COVID-19 and policy responses, and highlights lessons from across the region. Asia and the Pacific has seen tremendous economic and social progress since the 1960s

The World Bank approved additional funding for the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin project, the first to be funded by GCF in Central Asia.

This contribution to the GAR Special Report on Drought 2021 is a case study on Euphrates-Tigris. Droughts are a regular and not an exceptional feature in the region. They have significant adverse social, environmental, health, and economic impacts.

An international team of researchers has quantified how heat-related deaths are attributable to global warming, with Latin America and South-East Asia the worst hit.

Sea level rise isn’t the only way climate change will devastate the coast. It is also making waves more powerful, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere.

The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production. The CM4EW reports

Addressing water-security challenges with a disaster governance lens creates alternative pathways for pooling resources, preventing conflicts and promoting cooperation.