FAO emergencies and resilience

Asia and the Pacific

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Asia and the Pacific are highly exposed to climate-induced disasters and weather extremes, as well as transboundary plant pests and animal diseases. Compounding the situation are conflicts, economic crises, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the war in Ukraine. These factors are aggravating agricultural production and food insecurity in countries across the region.

News
News
New FAO-WFP report warns of shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots
12/11/2025

Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises

News
Rebuilding in earthquake-hit Afghanistan
03/10/2025

FAO supports rapid agricultural recovery ahead of winter

News
Sowing seeds, reaping resilience
08/09/2025

Women farmers in Cambodia are growing climate resilient – starting with rice seeds

Publications
Publications
Bangladesh: Impact of Anticipatory Action
06/2021

This study documents the outcome of acting early to protect farming families in northwestern Bangladesh from impending floods.

Publications
Using unmanned aerial vehicles to improve post-disaster assessment and validation of agricultural damages in the Philippines
04/2020

In 2015, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collaborated to pilot an unmanned...

Publications
Myanmar: Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19
06/2021

This report shares the results of a joint analysis by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme...

Multimedia
Video
Safeguarding livelihoods of drought-affected livestock keepers in Afghanistan
07/10/2025

Afghanistan is in the grip of an acute drought, the worst in years. It is hitting farming families hard particularly across north, northwest and northeast...

Video
FAO in Action: Helping Mongolia’s Herders Build Resilience Against the Dzud
06/02/2025

Mongolia’s harsh winter conditions, known as dzud, threaten the livelihoods of thousands of herders, leading to devastating losses in livestock. In...