Abu Dhabi, Oct. 14 -- Under the directives of President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE has announced the allocation of USD 10 million to enhance the resilience of communities across Asia and the Pacific to deal with natural disasters.

The initiative, launched through UAE Aid Agency, will support the Emirates Nature-WWF, in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), to implement the "Community Resilience to Natural Disasters Programme."

The announcement was made on the fourth day of the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, hosted by Abu Dhabi.

The Community Resilience to Natural Disasters Programme is a joint initiative between WWF and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). T...