"Southeast Asia is facing one of its worst storm seasons on record, as thousands of people have died or are missing across Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Another storm is currently forming in the Philippine Sea. But while governments are promising to rebuild, it is not clear how they can afford to do so every year as the storm seasons get worse."
"The region has seen a rise in more powerful storms this year. At the same time, the United Nations announced that it has slashed its 2026 budget for response to war and natural disasters by half. These countries are increasingly on their own left to try and put cities and lives back together, storm after storm. So, how is this changing lives and livelihoods? And what does the future of flood recovery look like across Southeast Asia?"
Storm seasons in Southeast Asia have intensified, producing more powerful storms that have killed or left thousands missing across Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka. New storms continue to form in the Philippine Sea while national governments pledge to rebuild damaged cities and livelihoods. Repeated yearly reconstruction raises serious affordability concerns as storm frequency and severity increase. Concurrently, the United Nations cut its 2026 budget for responses to war and natural disasters by half, reducing external support. Countries are therefore increasingly reliant on their own resources to recover from successive floods and storms.
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