Asia and the Pacific Preparing for a New Era of Disaster Risks By the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/asia-and-the-pacific-preparing-for-a-new-era-of-disaster-risks/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Is_the_UN_Ready_for_a_NonRenewable_YearTerm_for_the_SecretaryGeneral_How_Pacific_Wisdom_Is_Shaping_G BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 17 2025 (IPS) - Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar are indications of a shifting disaster riskscape, not anomalies. Both storms broke historical patterns: Ditwah tracked unusually south along Sri Lanka’s coast before looping into the Bay of Bengal, dumping over 375 mm of rain in 24 hours and triggering landslides. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service