Climate Change
Children in Vietnam, Philippines face high climate risks: report
UNICEF urges countries to develop infrastructure to minimize impact
Natural disasters
Natural disasters
Thousands evacuate as Philippines braces for Typhoon Mawar
Storm with 155-kph winds veers toward Taiwan or southern Japan
Finance
China-based AIIB aims to launch emergency relief fund
Multilateral bank's crisis reserve comes as it wraps up COVID-19 recovery facility
Natural disasters
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar after cyclone hits strife-torn west
Rakhine state bore the brunt of one of the worst storms in years
Economy
Bangladesh rocked by power cuts as cyclone hits gas supply
Opposition accuses government of not doing enough in face of shortage
Natural disasters
Myanmar cyclone snaps communications network in Rakhine state
Lack of connectivity obscures scale of damage from biggest storm in years
Natural disasters
Cyclone heads to Bangladesh, Myanmar coasts, threatening refugees
Over a million Rohingya and others in path of powerful storm
Natural disasters
Japan predawn quake gives Tokyo a magnitude-5.2 jolt
No tsunami warning issued; a few minor injuries reported
Natural disasters
1 dead as earthquake rocks central Japan amid Golden Week holidays
Big aftershocks follow magnitude-6.5 temblor hitting Sea of Japan coast
Natural disasters
Indonesians told to stay alert after magnitude-7.3 earthquake
Tsunami warning lifted; no casualties reported so far
Opinion
Underinvestment in disaster risk reduction comes at cost to us all
Recovery and reconstruction bills multiply while preparedness is shortchanged
Natural disasters
Earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 13, 9 of them in Pakistan
Shaking felt across South and Central Asia
Natural disasters
Tokyo risks over 6,000 'untreated deaths' in major earthquake
Medical resources would stretch past breaking point if large quake hit capital
Fukushima Anniversary
Japan's great quake: 12 years later, 30,000 still unable to go home
Death toll stands at 15,900, while portions of Fukushima remain uninhabited
Technology
Hitachi offers EV dispatch system to blackout-hit areas
Vehicle batteries will supply electricity to evacuation centers after disasters
Natural disasters
Turkey's earthquake devastation looms over upcoming elections
A month on, millions of lives remain disrupted
Natural disasters
Landslide kills at least 11 in Indonesia's remote Natuna region
About 50 people are missing, with local communications severed, officials say
Opinion
The world has a responsibility to Pakistan's displaced millions
Last year's floods were deadliest in series of climate change-related disasters
Economy
Earthquake-hit Turkey cuts interest rates to boost economy ahead of elections
Inflation simmers, but central bank says disaster won't have impact beyond short term
