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Bolstering Transport Infrastructure Against Climate Risks

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) organized a webinar on ‘Building Climate-resilient Transport Infrastructures for a Changing World’ to provide essential information and raise awareness on integrating climate risk-informed planning approaches in the transport sector.

DAE, RIMES in Joint Effort to Champion Climate-Smart Agriculture in Bangladesh

On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the two have officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate cooperation toward enhancing the delivery of agricultural climate services in Bangladesh by supporting the Bangladesh Agro-Meteorological Information System (BAMIS)

Key Agriculture Stakeholders in Bangladesh Participate in Sectoral Needs Assessment Validation Workshop

On December 6, 2022, a Validation Workshop under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for South Asia project was organized by the Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

ADPC highlights the need to scale-up effective climate investments at COP27

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan Water Forum, organized a panel discussion on ‘Actions for Scaling-up Effective Investments in Climate Adaptation and Resilience’ at the 27th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on 14 November 2022.

World Bank-CARE for South Asia Delegation Visits RIMES Headquarters

On Monday, October 17, 2022, representatives from the World Bank visited the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) headquarters in Thailand. The Bank delegation, composed of Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for South Asia project team members met with their counterparts in RIMES to review CARE for South Asia’s midterm progress and re-assess plans for project sustainability.

RIMES, ADPC host 3-day CARE for South Asia Regional Workshop

The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) organized the first in-person Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CARE) for South Asia Regional Workshop from October 19-21, 2022. The event, which was held in Hilton Sukhumvit in Bangkok, Thailand and was livestreamed through Zoom, gathered over 150 onsite and virtual participants representing different government agencies, international development, and non-government organizations from the South Asian Region (SAR) for in-depth discussions on CARE project progress, key milestones, and implementation adjustments moving forward.