Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Resilience
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Natural disasters and climate change pose a significant threat to the infrastructure, economies, and progress of development in Asia and the Pacific. For over 20 years, The Asia Foundation has been helping communities to strengthen their resilience to natural disasters and climate change. We cultivate leadership within local and national governments, build the capacity of vulnerable communities, and engage the private sector in disaster risk management and environmental planning.
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Purpose-Built Financing for Disaster-Risk Management
Asian and Pacific nations need a big boost in spending to manage the growing risk of natural disasters, but several low- and middle-income countries will need help to meet these targets.
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Still Recovering from the Earthquake, Nepal Faces Covid-19
The Covid-19 crisis may feel familiar to Nepalis. Just five years ago, Nepal was reeling from another disaster that destroyed critical infrastructure and cut people off from vital goods and services.
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#Palukuat (Palu is Strong)
It was towards dusk on Saturday, September 28. At 6:02, four minutes after her father had picked her up from work, there were loud explosions. The world would later learn […]
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In Vietnam: Assessing City Resilience
The violent storms that swept over the Philippines, China, and the southeastern U.S. seaboard earlier this month were a harrowing preview of extreme weather events that are likely to become […]
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Disaster-Risk Management in Laos
In July, Lao PDR experienced significant increases in water levels due to heavy rains from the southwest monsoon. The adverse effects were exacerbated by Tropical Storm Son-Tinh, which blew through […]
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The Asia Foundation Hosts Panel on Disaster Waste at the 2018 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
The Asia Foundation recently participated in the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. On July 3rd, the Government of Mongolia opened the three-day conference which was attended by over 3,000 […]
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10 Years after Wenchuan Earthquake, A Silver Lining in Disaster Management
On May 12, China will mark the 10th anniversary of the devastating Wenchuan earthquake that struck Sichuan province, leaving more than 69,000 people dead and over 40 million affected. While […]
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Beyond Borders: China’s NGOs Respond to World’s Natural Disasters
This week, over 30 representatives from leading Chinese foundations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are gathered in Beijing for an intensive workshop delivered by experts from the United Nations Office for […]
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4 Things to Know About Post-Earthquake Aid and Recovery in Nepal
A year and a half after a series of major earthquakes struck Nepal, causing widespread devastation and killing nearly 9,000 people, the pace of reconstruction remains painfully slow. One month […]
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Inaugural XIN Philanthropy Conference an Inspiration
Jack Ma and the Alibaba Foundation – the charitable arm of Alibaba Group – hosted a first-of-its-kind philanthropy conference in Hangzhou, China, this past week: the Xin Philanthropy Conference. Their […]
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Tracking Conditions on the Ground in Post-Earthquake Nepal
The impacts of the devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal in April and May of 2015 are still being felt by thousands of families in affected districts. It has been, and […]
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One Year After Nepal Earthquake, a Nation Still Struggling to Recover
On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, followed by an even more devastating quake two weeks later resulting in almost 9,000 deaths, 8 million people affected, and vast […]
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