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What is Climate Change?

Climate change refers to the variation in the Earth’s global climate or regional climates over time scales ranging from decades to millions of years. Changes may be driven by internal processes, external forces or, most recently, by human activities. No area of the world is more vulnerable to climate change than Asia and the Pacific. Climate change poses a dire threat to the region’s families, food supplies and financial prosperity.

Climate Change Solutions

Asia-Pacific nations can better protect their people, economy and environment by investing now in adaptation measures. The benefits of investing in select adaptation and mitigation initiatives outweigh the costs. Energy efficiency improvement is the ultimate ‘win-win’ measure, allowing developing nations to lower their CO2 emissions at a negative net cost, with energy cost savings outweighing the expense of mitigation. Other cost-effective solutions include better infrastructure to shield populations from severe weather and other adverse climate change impacts. -Asian Development Bank, 2009.

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