as well as droughts and heat waves. The Asia and the Pacific region has experienced some of the most damaging disasters … Asia and the Pacific? This paper considers three main disaster risk factors - rising population exposure, greater … temperature linked to droughts and heat waves) and the frequency of intense natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific and its …

sustained investment into disaster risk reduction (DRR). Recently, international policy debate has started to emphasize the need … for focusing DRR investment toward actions that generate multiple dividends, including reducing loss of lives and … support tools are fit-for-purpose. Focusing on the Asia region, we identify evidence of multiple dividends crafted using …

Disaster risk and subsequent loss and damage in Asia are increasing at an alarming rate, threatening socioeconomic … deficiencies and potential for substantial improvements in community flood resilience investment across the region, with different …

strategies and examine how emerging economies of Asia can cooperate to improve their disaster risk management practices, in view …