Multi-hazard early warning system

Disaster Risk Reduction

Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2022 for ESCAP Subregions - Pathways to Adaptation and Resilience in South and South-West Asia

31 August 2022

Resilience in a Riskier World: Managing Systemic Risks from Biological and Other Natural Hazards, the Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021 captured a comprehensive picture of the complexity of disaster risk landscape (‘riskscape’) from natural and biological hazards in the Asia-Pacific region. The full-length publication is available at https://www.unescap.org/kp/2021/asia-pacific-disaster-report-2021.

Disaster Risk Reduction

Members of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee adopt a new Five Year Strategy

2 May 2017

The new Typhoon Committee Strategic Plan 2017-2021 was adopted at the 49th session of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee in Yokohama, Japan in February 2017.

Disaster Risk Reduction

Identifying Key Priorities to Strengthen Tsunami Early Warning Systems for the Makran Region

3 April 2017

The Regional Working Group for the North West Indian Ocean was held in Tehran, Iran in February 2017 to strengthen tsunami early warning systems for the Makran region.

Disaster Risk Reduction

ESCAP launches toolkit for flood forecasting and early warning in transboundary river basins

21 June 2016

Asia and the Pacific, the world’s most disaster prone region, is home to many transboundary river basins that are perennially affected by large scale flooding.