The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1 billion policy-based loan to support the Philippine government’s efforts to improve the employability of the workforce and strengthen disaster resilience ...

The Second Disaster Resilience Improvement Program is a multiyear contingent disaster financing program with the option to ...

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Shyam Rana, Anna Daniell and Melanie Johnson have been recognised with the Humanitarian Medal for their responses to major ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future ...

Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in New Madrid, Missouri — a town with a ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has approved a policy-based loan of 500 million US dollars to provide the Philippines with quick access to financing in case of disasters ...

Turkey has experienced several deadly earthquakes in recent years. A video shared on Facebook claims that a 7.9 magnitude ...

THE Philippine government has secured its first sovereign loan for the year from Manila-based multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ADB announced it has approved a $500-million worth ...

Last year, the Philippines was ranked by the World Economic Forum as the country with the highest risk of suffering from a disaster.