Abstract
Climate change and disaster risks are mainstreamed in the three major pillars of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and complement the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. All ASEAN Member States (AMS) have ratified the Paris Agreement. The projected climate change impacts for Southeast Asia are less severe for global warming of 1.5 °C compared with 2 °C or more. Overall, there is only a medium level of readiness in handling the projected impacts for global warming of 1.5 °C in the region, except for prioritized adaptation measures to address reduction in rice yields in several AMS. Transitioning to a 1.5 °C world requires astute adaptation, linking climate change and disaster risk reduction, amplified engagement with targeted stakeholders, and smart partnerships to hasten the process of developing truly effective climate change adaptation plans in AMS. Greater ambition is also required to create a healthy environment in AMS. Potential strategic initiatives that could benefit AMS will require mobilization of resources and technical support. All nations of the world have a critical role to play in limiting global warming to 1.5 °C.
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The ASEAN-India Green Fund is acknowledged for supporting the project on “Enhancing Local Level Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia” (Phase 1), which provided part of the findings documented within the chapters of this book. Ms. Natalia Derodofa of the ASEAN Secretariat and all National Focal Points of the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC) as well as Mr. Rocky Pairunan and Dr. Raman Letchumanan are thanked for facilitating this project.
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Pereira, J.J., Shaw, R. (2022). Southeast Asia: An Outlook on Climate Change. In: Pereira, J.J., Zain, M.K., Shaw, R. (eds) Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6088-7_1
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