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Transitioning from risk to resilience with SDG localisation

There is a need to boost transformative adaptation action and resilience building measures

Posted on 25 Jul, 2022 11:52 PM

Floods are a recurring phenomenon in Bangladesh and the adjoining state of Assam, India. The ongoing large-scale flooding here is not an exception. Floods often trigger landslides and large-scale river-bank erosion.

ESCAP is supporting monitoring and implementation of climate and disaster-related Sustainable Development Goals as well as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (Image: Fazlul Alam, Pixahive)

Role of digital technologies in climate change adaptation solutions

Strengthen governance and institutional capacity to mainstream climate adaptation into ICT policies

Cristina Bernal Aparicio

Siope Vakataki ‘Ofa

Posted on 26 Dec, 2021 08:32 PM

While some countries in the Asia-Pacific region are adapting to climate change, countries with special needs such as India with fewer resources and capacities face significant challenges implementing adaptation projects.

There is a need to include climate adaptation projects in regional cooperation platforms such as Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway that advance digital development (Image: ESCAP)

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