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Cyclists driving through flooded streets in Pekalongan, Indonesia (2021)
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Using data to safeguard vulnerable communities from climate risks

Analysis of geographically granular data is essential to identify vulnerable areas and optimize resource distribution.
Development Asia
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Race to Resilience in action: How insurance is protecting millions from climate risks in the Philippines, Uzbekistan, Togo, and Morocco

The InsuResilience Solutions Fund under the InsuResilience Global Partnership Vision 2025 is spearheading a series of innovative insurance projects across the world to protect millions of vulnerable people from climate-induced disasters.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Research briefs

Climate change increased Typhoon Gaemi’s wind speeds and rainfall, with devastating impacts across the western Pacific region

Typhoon Gaemi (known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Carina) strengthened into a tropical storm on July 20th while tracking northwest towards the Philippines.
World Weather Attribution
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Earthquake model successfully forecasts location of August 3 magnitude 6.8 event

The earthquake that struck offshore eastern Mindanao in the southern Philippines on August 3, 2024 resulted from renewed movement of an extinct fracture zone subducting into Earth’s mantle.
Temblor
Vendor selling spices market
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Hazard and disaster analysis for business resilience (HANDA) system

In any disaster, there is widespread confusion, breakdown of communication, and disorder. Such contexts make it challenging for any one entity to respond to the extensive needs of communities and businesses.
Connecting Business initiative
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Documents and publications

Report on ecosystem-based adaptation and nature-based insurance solutions in the Philippines and Asia

This study aims to explore how Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) and Nature-Based Insurance Solutions (NbIS) can effectively mitigate the impacts of climate-related hazards in the Philippines and in the region.
Manila skyline
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Manila is reeling after a super typhoon. We must prepare fast-growing megacities for worsening disasters

Last week, a strong typhoon left a trail of destruction across the Philippines, Taiwan and China. Super Typhoon Gaemi intensified rapidly, leaving at least 65 people dead and triggering environmental fears after it sank an oil tanker in Manila Bay.
Conversation Media Group, the
Local government workers and members of the national police distribute relief goods to residents.
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Empowering local governments for effective disaster management and climate resilience

Local governments need a combination of strategic policy reforms and capacity building to effectively perform disaster risk reduction and management functions.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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