Asia and the Pacific has a "narrow window" to protect its hard-won gains, as climate change supercharges disasters and impacts billions there, the UN's development body spanning the vast region said on Tuesday. According to a new report from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ( ESCAP ), in 2022 alone, over 140 disasters struck the region, leading to over 7,500 deaths. They impacted 64 million people, and caused economic damage estimated at $57 billion.

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