The Philippines is one of the most climate change prone countries, facing 20 cyclones every year with five having the potential to turn into megastorms such as Haiyan. During these times television, ...
Globally, floods are the most frequent and damaging among natural hazards. Between 1998-2017, floods led to economic damages exceeding US$600 billion, affected more than 2 billion people, and resulted ...
In 2025, Viet Nam experienced a series of disasters including severe typhoons, flash floods, landslides, and mudflows, which disproportionately affected the northern and central regions. Typhoon Wipha ...
The ASEAN–China disaster management project is designed to enhance regional coordination in disaster prevention and ...
A worker in Thailand clears a road after a major flood. Disasters can threaten the infrastrucutre, investment climate, and human capital that jobs depend on. Photo credit: Adobe Stock At the World ...