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Adaptation Cost and Priorities

Explore how much Asia-Pacific subregions need to invest to adapt to the expanding riskscape and their potential investment priorities

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Adaptation Cost & Priorities

Explore how much Asia-Pacific subregions need to invest to adapt to the expanding riskscape and their potential investment priorities

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What are adaptation cost and priorities for the Asia Pacific region

This section estimates the full cost of adaptation under climate scenario RCP 8.5. Even when biological hazards are added, the cost of adaptation under the most severe climate change scenario for the Asia Pacific is only one-fifth of the annualized losses from natural hazards for the region. The total cost is $270 billion, of which $68 billion is required for adapting to biological hazards. This is equivalent to 0.85 per cent of regional GDP for the total adaptation cost, and 0.22 per cent of GDP for the biological hazard adaption cost. Around 70 per cent of these costs are in East and North-East Asia at $190 billion.

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Regional Economic Impact

Explore the Asia Pacific riskscape and how much countries can lose annually from multiple hazards under the current situation and under two climate change scenarios.

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Adaptation Cost and Priorities for East and North-East Asia

Explore how much East and North-East Asia needs to invest to adapt to the expanding riskscape and their potential investment priorities.

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Decision Support System

An information system that supports business and organizational decision-making activities, provided by UN.

Hazards Hotspots

Explore the location of multiple hazard hotspots and investigate the exposure and vulnerability of populations and infrastructure sectors

Economic Impact

Cost of natural hazard-induced disasters to the global economy

Adaptation & Priorities

Climate adaptation cost and priorities of climate adaptation in the subregions

Country Analysis

Explore data and access policy information on Asia-Pacific economies using interactive charts and smart filtering. Customize your comparisons using indicator and country selection to get meaningful insights.
Hazard Hotspots
Examine the hazard vulnerability using risk scenarios and historical data analysis for selected natural hazards.
  • Climate-related and biological multi-hazard
  • Drought
  • Flood
  • Heatwave
  • Cyclone
  • Earthquake and Tsunami
Economic Impact
Cost of natural hazard-induced disasters to the global economy
  • Regional Economic Impact
  • East and North-East Asia
  • North and Central Asia
  • Pacific
  • South-East Asia
  • South and South-West Asia
  • Pacific Small Island Developing States
  • Subregional organization
  • Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
  • Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
  • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Decision Support System
An information system that supports business and organizational decision-making activities, provided by UN.
  • Overview
Adaptation Cost & Priorities
Climate adaptation cost and priorities of climate adaptation in the subregions
  • Regional Overview
  • East and North-East Asia
  • North and Central Asia
  • Pacific
  • South-East Asia
  • South and South-West Asia
  • Pacific Small Island Developing States
  • Subregional organization
  • Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
  • Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
  • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Country Analysis
Explore data and access policy information on Asia-Pacific economies using interactive charts and smart filtering. Customize your comparisons using indicator and country selection to get meaningful insights.
  • Overview
  • Data Explorer
  • Policy Search
  • Country Profiles
  • Methodology
Regional Cooperation for Transboundary Hazard
  • Aral Sea