Did you know that Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change due to its long coastlines, high concentration of population and economic activity in coastal areas, and heavy reliance on agriculture, natural resources, and forestry? Don’t look now but it’s already affecting the region as evidenced by extreme weather events like heat waves, droughts, floods and tropical cyclones.And the worst is yet to come. If high emissions continue, climate change could seriously hinder Southeast Asia’s sustainable development and poverty reduction efforts. But the worse news is that the region will likely suffer more from the phenomenon than the rest of the world.
With this scenario, the region must quickly take action by: (a) adapting to climate change to enhance its resilience, and (b) mitigating climate change to contribute to a global solution. While adaptation involves corrective actions to protect water, agriculture, marine and coastal resources, mitigation on the other hand pertains to actively reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.
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