Climate challenge
Southeast Asian countries on the frontline of the fight against global warming are stepping up their commitments.
published : 3 May 2021 at 04:30
While Southeast Asian countries have been busy developing national and regional policies to mitigate the effects of climate change, its impact is becoming more evident.
Three Asean countries the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar are among the top five in East Asia and the Pacific in terms of people displaced by climate-related disasters. The regionwide figure totalled 9.6 million in 2019.
The populations of those Southeast Asian economies are vulnerable to risks from typhoons, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, according to a global report on internal displacement.
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