#disaster relief News
Better early-warning systems make for better disaster preparedness – but the vulnerable are still missing out on long-term help.
While the public sector is expected to account for the bulk of adaptation funding, a new study by Temasek and BCG identifies six investable segments for private investors, from climate risk data providers to flood defense infrastructure.
Corporate Responsibility
Gates Foundation sets up Singapore office; fronts US$100 million philanthropic effort for regional health initiatives
It will be the foundation’s first office in Southeast Asia. Speaking at the annual Ecosperity conference convened by Singapore state investor Temasek, the American billionaire philanthropist also said the Trump-led pushback on climate will subside.
Contributions topped US$212 billion in 2024, but are set to plummet as Trump takes an axe to the US aid budget.
Policy & Finance
Concerns emerge over scaled down loss and damage fund
#disaster relief Opinion
It is imperative that adaptation measures are implemented now to safeguard against future extreme climate events.
Carbon & Climate
Redefine the romanticised narrative of the ‘resilient Filipino’ for broader climate policy transformation
Climate change is clearly affecting the Philippines. Whether it can transform a long-held national attribute into successful climate adaptation will determine what the future holds.
Many with disability live in poverty, in low-income countries that are vulnerable to climate disasters. Yet climate resilience planning excludes their voices.
Policy & Finance
Realising the potential of the climate loss and damage fund
In today’s fragmented world, the Loss and Damage Fund could easily be derailed. But it is in our common interest to assist the most climate-vulnerable countries with recovery and reconstruction.
Carbon & Climate
We can stop disaster risk spiralling out of control
Policy & Finance
We need creative solutions to the sovereign debt and climate crises
Carbon & Climate
How to prevent humanitarian crises
#disaster relief Videos
Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.
#disaster relief Press Releases
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Resilience rising: Targeting transformative disaster risk reduction in Asia-Pacific subregions
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Surge to 2030: Philippines to host Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
