Technical Reports & Guidelines

Sand and Dust Storms in Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities for Regional Cooperation and Action

Sources: Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management; Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Date: May 2018

This report—Sand and Dust Storms in Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities for Regional Cooperation and Action—analyses potential drivers, points to the risk of problem areas and identifies gaps in information, cooperation and policy action to enhance the science-based understanding of the phenomenon among policymakers. It aims to support the development of adaptation and mitigation policies related to sand and dust storm at the regional and national levels.