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
FAO’s new Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal seeks $2.5 billion to support 100 million people in 54 countries
03/12/2025

Inaugural Appeal focuses on cost-effective agricultural solutions that link urgent needs with long-term resilience

News
Disasters cost global agriculture $3.26 trillion over three decades, FAO report reveals
14/11/2025

New FAO study shows how digital solutions are empowering farmers and fishers to prevent losses and build resilient agrifood systems

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

Publications
Publications
Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) – Annual report 2024
05/2025

The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to take rapid...

Publications
El Niño 2023–2024: Evidence from FAO's anticipatory action interventions - May 2025
05/2025

Ahead of the 2023–2024 El Niño-induced hazards, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) implemented anticipatory actions in...

Publications
Saving lives, time and money: Evidence from anticipatory action - May 2025
05/2025

In the context of an existential funding crisis, soaring levels of humanitarian need and a spiralling number of extreme weather events, each dollar...

Multimedia
Video
FAO Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal 2026
15/12/2025

A turning point for food security.

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...