Countries in the Asia Pacific region are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate-related events even though, historically, they have contributed the least to the climate crisis. The diversity of climate-related risks and hazards they face underscores the critical need for Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) instruments which can help reduce the economic and human cost of disasters.
Led by the Government of the Philippines and with the assistance of Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philippines, Project LAWA is a sustainable solution which alleviates the challenges of water scarcity faced by local communities in periods of severe drought. This report summarizes the pilot implementation of LAWA and the current nationwide scale-up by the Government of the Philippines. It contains evidence from the findings of the pilot and recommendations to help inform LAWA at scale.
This research programme explores the investments being made to make social protection a viable vehicle for disaster response in three countries that face regular large-scale climate shocks, and aims to identify the value derived, and the benefits and challenges arising.
This report reflects on Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s achievements in countering hunger and malnutrition across Asia and the Pacific in 2023, against a multitude of hardships.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has taken important steps to progress disability inclusion across its programming and operations. In late 2022, Â鶹ÊÓƵ commissioned the Nossal Institute, University of Melbourne in partnership with the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia to identify pathways for increasing disability inclusion in Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s emergency preparedness and response (EPR) programming.
The evaluation was commissioned by Â鶹ÊÓƵ independent Office of Evaluation to provide evaluative evidence for accountability and learning to inform the design of the next country strategic plan (CSP) in the Philippines.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ supports the Government of the Philippines in strengthening emergency management capacity and resilience.
This book compiles good practices and innovations in preparedness and response in the ten years since Super Typhoon Haiyan.
This synthesis report presents an updated analysis of the social protection landscape in Asia and the Pacific and identifies priorities for enhancing both food security and nutrition and improving responses to risks and shocks. It draws on scoping studies commissioned by Â鶹ÊÓƵ exploring social protection in eight countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka and Tajikistan) and one sub-region (Pacific Island Countries)
In Asia and the Pacific Region, Â鶹ÊÓƵ provides a wide range of strategic and technical support and capacity strengthening services across 17 countries, with a view to improving the coverage, comprehensiveness, adequacy, quality and responsiveness of national social protection systems. This brief provides a snapshot of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's social protection work in the region with an overview of the engagements at the country level
This report summarizes the results of the three rounds of mobile Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (mVAM) conducted by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philippines as part of the United Nations joint programme on ¡®Monitoring the Food, Energy, and Finance Crisis towards informed Policy and Response Options in the Philippines¡¯,
This report summarizes the results of the three rounds of mobile Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (mVAM) conducted by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philippines as part of the United Nations joint programme on ¡®Monitoring the Food, Energy, and Finance Crisis towards informed Policy and Response Options in the Philippines¡¯,
This report considers the state of rice fortification in 11 countries in South and Southeast Asia, with particular attention given to the potential for increased trade within the region in fortified rice and fortified rice kernels (FR/FRK) and the benefits that trade would bring.
The Philippines has been implementing mandatory rice fortification with iron with the passage of Republic Act (RA) 8976 or the Philippine Food Fortification Act on 7 November 2000 with full implementation in 2004.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philippines, with support from Japan-based partners from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, International Life Sciences Institute and DSM, decided to conduct a study on the overall rice fortification capacities, supply chain, and campaign initiatives in the Philippines.
These six Cases Studies from Philippines were derived from the 2022 Decentralized Evaluation under the theme of Country Capacity Strengthening (CCS) and aim to tell the Philippines CCS story in line with Â鶹ÊÓƵs Changing Lives Agenda.
The subject of this evaluation is the collective preparedness and response of the IASC member agencies at the global, regional, and country level in meeting the humanitarian needs of people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
