Southeast Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. The region’s long coastlines and low-lying areas make the region vulnerable to weather extremes and rising sea levels impacting over 600 million people.
As such, countries in Southeast Asia must adapt their development strategies that are increasingly contributing to global warming such as the region’s reliance on coal and oil as the primary source of energy. If unchecked, global warming could shave some 11 percent of Southeast Asia’s GDP by the end of the century and…
