Global population growth is concentrating in vulnerable Asian and African megacities. These urban centers face increasing flood threats due...

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar on Friday, sending shockwaves across neighbouring countries, including Thailand. In Bangk...

Indian rescuers are searching for over 100 missing people after a flash flood caused by a glacial lake bursting its banks. Glacial lake out...

Under a business-as-usual scenario, a six degree Celsius temperature increase is projected over the Asian land mass by the end of the centu...

According to the report, Asia has the highest number of people exposed to flooding from possible storm surge events, particularly in the Pe...

Unabated climate change could severely affect the future growth of the countries in the Pacific and Asia, reverse current development gains...

The report said that growing urban settlements have also affected the ability of natural coastal systems to respond to extreme climate even...

Nearly 40 million Indians will be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050, with people in Mumbai and Kolkata having the maximum exposure to ...

Dr Shamshad Akhtar highlighted India's ongoing commitment to supporting disaster risk management in Asia and the Pacific.

Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex and Ayutthaya Historical Park risk losing the status as UNESCO World Heritage site.

India made a strong case for consolidating Asian strategies to move forward after the completion of Hyogo Framework of Action 2005-15.

Rijuju said the efforts included channelising of technological developments into community based preparedness and creation of infrastructur...

Kolkata and Mumbai are among cities where economic exposure to the impacts of extreme climate related events will be highest over the next ...

India is among the "extreme risk" countries of the world where economic impacts of climate change will be most keenly felt by 2025, accordi...

India has a lot of market potential.It is going to be one of the very important economies in the future and we need to be a part of it.We s...

The impact of climate change and urban development is set to more than triple the number of people exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, a s...

Climate change and urban development could more than triple the number of people in the world exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, with Kol...