by Naveeda | Apr 11, 2022 | Publications
This report by the World Bank looks at the opportunities and challenges related to digitalizing the economies, societies and governments of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The report finds that while some countries are...
by Naveeda | Apr 11, 2022 | Publications
Background: Southeast Asia is the second biggest region in the world in terms of the total number of natural disasters since 1900. Therefore, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) initiated regional challenges toward strengthening regional collaboration...
by Raphael | Mar 29, 2020 | DRR News, News, Southern Response to COVID-19
The Leaders of the Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held a Video Conference on 15 March 2020 to discuss measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the region. H. E. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, who proposed...