MSc in Climate Change

📢 Calling all Southeast Asian University students!

On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Southeast Asia Lecture Hall is back with an online lecture featuring Sir Andrew Steer, PhD (Professor of Economics and Sustainability, London School of Economics and Georgetown University) who will be speaking on “The Economics and Politics of Climate Change”!

Join the lecture!
🗓️ Friday, 24 April 2026
⏰ 15:00-16:30 Jakarta time (GMT+ 7)

REGISTER NOW via sealecturehall.com! 🤩

🛟Saving lives is measurable progress. But disasters are affecting more people, destroying more infrastructure, and costing more each year – and the financing to reverse that trend remains far short of what's needed.

Here's where things stood by October 2024:
✅ On track
🟢 Target A: Disaster-related deaths fell 51% per 100,000 population (2005–2014 vs 2015–2023)
🟢 Target E: 131 countries had national DRR strategies, up from 57 in 2015

⏳ Some progress
🟡 Target G: Countries with multi-hazard early warning systems more than doubled – from 54 to 113
🟡 Target F: 34,000 capacity development instances recorded; but DRR financing remained limited at US$ 1 billion ODA in 2023

⚠️ Not on track
🔴 Target B: Disaster-affected population rose 75% per 100,000
🔴 Target C: Direct losses exceeded US$ 1.1 trillion during 2015–2023
🔴 Target D: Over 92,000 critical facilities damaged or destroyed annually

The next five years will be critical for meeting the ambition of the Sendai Framework.

Look over the Snapshot of SFM ➡️ https://ow.ly/oFYe50YrV8Q

Big congratulations and welcome new students Cohort 8

On 14th March 2026, Master of Science in Climate Change program conducted an orientation for new cohort .

ងាយយល់ តើ #អព្យាក្រឹតកាបូន (Carbon Neutrality) ជាអ្វី?

«ប្រភេទកាបូន» ដែលយើងគួរដឹង

What makes countries more resilient to climate shocks?

According to Rethinking Resilience: Adapting to a Changing Climate, economic development is the strongest driver of resilience.

You can explore the findings using our AVA AI tool — available in over 60 languages — and dive deeper into what resilience really means in practice:
📘 Report: http://wrld.bg/c7kQ50XVJ17
🖥️ AVA AI tool: http://wrld.bg/vvwM50XVJ18
🎧 Podcast: http://wrld.bg/Ng6e50XVJ1k

🔴Save the Date: Unlocking climate finance for adaptation

Join the upcoming global webinar to learn more about the Adaptation Finance Strategy Guideline (AFSG) - a practical, modular framework designed to help governments and partners mobilise the finance needed for climate adaptation.

While National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) set the vision for country-driven climate resilience, a $300 billion+ annual gap remains between these plans and the funding required. Moving from high-level planning toward bankable investment strategies is essential to bridge this gap.

📅Thursday, 12 March 2026
⏱️8:00 PM (ICT)
🔗Register here: https://bit.ly/AFSG_external_webinar

United Nations Development Programme - UNDP