Working to end poverty, inequality, and climate change and to advance the #GlobalGoals. Stories of transformation from Asia Pacific.
Bangkok, Thailand
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We can predict many climate hazards months in advance, yet international finance still flows mainly after the damage is done.
@UNDP's @YusukeTaishi on why climate finance needs to start looking ahead, not just back: sdg-action.org/paying-before… #COP31 @SDG_Action
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At Pre-COP31 in Fiji and Tuvalu, Pacific nations showed the world what urgency looks like in addressing the health impacts of the #climate crisis. Can #COP31 follow through?
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@UNDPHIVHealth @UNDPasiapac @kanniwignaraja
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Today, #AfghanistanEnergyWeek concluded in Kabul, with discussions focused on community-led decentralized energy solutions, long-term sustainability, and opportunities for women's participation and employment in the energy sector.
The focus: turning dialogue into action.
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From Fiji's Pre-COP31 to Antalya, Pacific countries bring practical climate solutions and priorities shaped by their own experiences.
Our new publication looks at what's working and what's needed to scale up.
Read: zurl.co/iMXtB
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Adaptation needs are growing, but public budgets and development assistance alone cannot meet the scale of investment required.
@UNDPCambodia's @ahmedshifaz and H.E Sum Thy, Director General of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Environment on 5️⃣ ways Cambodia is preparing adaptation priorities for investment👇
undp.org/cambodia/blog/five-…
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As #COP31 kicks off, @UNDP 🇹🇭 is turning climate ambition into action.
🔹 Unlock climate finance with insurance & city budgeting
🔹 Strengthen community-led adaptation for fishing & farming communities
🌱 With women at the centre of shaping solutions.
go.undp.org/xCp
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From salt pans in Viet Nam to Orang Asli farms in Malaysia, local knowledge is helping communities adapt, restore land and diversify incomes.
Ahead of #COP31, take a look at what community-led #ClimateAction looks like: go.undp.org/xVH
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What’s on the table for food, agriculture and health at #COP31? 🎬
As negotiations kick off in Turkiye, @UNDP's @JulieTeng breaks down the key decisions countries face this week on the future of the Sharm el-Sheikh joint work on agriculture and food security.
Climate adaptation efforts can fail when people, communities and institutions don't have the skills, systems and coordination to sustain them.
Here’s why capacity building is essential to building resilience to climate change👇
In building resilience to climate change, seawalls, early warning systems, and drought-resistant crops matter.
But so do the people and institutions behind them.
go.undp.org/qEo
@theGEF @UNDPAfrica @PNUDLAC @UNDPLaoPDR @UNDPEthiopia @PNUDMALI @UNDPNepal @undphaiti
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The Pacific is leading on #ClimateAction while facing a growing climate and health emergency. Now #COP31 must deliver.
In a @wef op-ed, @UNDPAsiaPac’s @beatetrankmann & @WHOWPRO's Dr Saia Piukala call for faster and more accessible climate finance, country-led investments and stronger multilateral cooperation.
🔗weforum.org/stories/climate-…
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📺 Watch @UNDP Administrator @alexanderdecroo's interview w/ @CGTNOfficial's @leaderstalken, where he reflects on nearly 5 decades of UNDP-China partnership & discusses 🇨🇳's role in advancing #sustainabledevelopment, green & digital transitions & #SSC🤝 ➡️ youtu.be/GTgBcAWvHOs
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Today, Diwali is celebrated around the world by millions - letting in the light, protecting knowledge, celebrating the good.
Thankful for Diwali and for all it signifies 🪔
Join us online for the Youth AI4SDGs Movers Workshop tomorrow, 10 November 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM (GMT+7)!
Through this interactive workshop, you will have the opportunity to:
🤖 Understand the fundamentals of AI and how it works
🌱 Explore applications of AI for development across four key areas (Digital Public Services, Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction and Disability Inclusion)
🚀 Learn how to use AI tools to create your first AI innovations for development
🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/MoversAI4SDGs
Whether you're new to AI or eager to explore its possibilities, all young innovators are welcome to join.
Together, let's #AI4SDGs!
#AIForGood #YouthMoonshot #MoversProgramme
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With funding from @AusHCBangladesh 🇦🇺 and support from @GEF_SGP, @UNDP 🇧🇩 helps farmers in the chars keep their harvest fresh and earn better prices with solar-hybrid cold storage. 🌱
🎥 Watch the story.
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The National Ethnic Unity Foundation introduced poultry farming in Kumbukgolla through a @theGEF @GEF_SGP intervention as an alternative livelihood opportunity for rural women.
This initiative provides an additional source of income for rural households while contributing to improved household nutrition, particularly for women and children. Furthermore, poultry manure is used as an organic fertilizer for home garden crops, supporting sustainable agricultural practices and enhancing household food security.
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Today, we renewed @UNDP’s partnership with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Our ambition: turn development priorities into investments that build the sustainable infrastructure of the future.
go.undp.org/xCt
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Painless, paperless and fast. AI is transforming livestock insurance in Nepal.
With agriculture employing nearly 60% of Nepal’s workforce and contributing over a quarter of its GDP, protecting farmers from climate and disaster risks are defining development challenges.
Through @UNDP’s flagship Insurance and Risk Finance Facility (IRFF), in collaboration with the Government of Nepal and United Ajod Insurance, farmers can now use secure, AI-powered muzzle print matching to obtain livestock insurance and speed up claims from home. And with an 80% government subsidy covering the premium, farmers pay just 20% of the cost.
Aligned with Nepal’s Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF), this public-private initiative is helping strengthen financial safety nets for smallholder farmers, enabling them to recover faster from climate shocks and protect their livelihoods.
👉Read how @UNDP is leveraging smart tech for climate risk protection: go.undp.org/IRFF-Insurance
@UNDP_SDGFinance | @Dharma_SW | @monicaupadhyay | @UNDPasiapac | @GerAmbKTM | @mofnepal |
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A forecast only helps if we act on it!
An alert from my @UNDPasiapac colleagues Stanislav Kim and Sooin Bang on responding well ahead to the build-up of a powerful El Niño - w the choices governments make now that will determine how hard communities are hit, and how they respond.
Thx to @BBCWorld for carrying this story: bbc.com/news/articles/cw33kg…
Full blog: go.undp.org/x9d
