This was stated by Asean Centre for Energy Manager at the Asean Secretariat Dr Beni Suryadi in his discussion on ‘Act Now for Resilient Future’ during the Climate Action Week of the Brunei Mid-Year Conference and Exhibtion 2022 yesterday, adding that the impacts also threaten prosperity and welfare in the region.
“Looking ahead, South-East Asian countries face the prospect of increasing severe flooding as more extreme weather events, and large-scale loss of fertile coastal land occurred. This will, in turn, impact our water supply and agriculture. He continued, “The rapid urbanisation in Asean member states magnifies the impact of climate-induced environmental hazards on major population centres. Major cities like Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, and Yangon are highly vulnerable to even moderate sea-level rise.”
“We have a growing concern about the continuing rise in global greenhouse gas emissions given the findings of recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and about the remaining gap between the Nationally-Determined-Contributions pledges submitted at COP26 last year and the level of ambition required to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement,” Dr Beni Suryadi said.
As stipulated in the Asean State of Climate Change Report, the Asean climate vision 2050 is in line with the long-term goals specified in the Paris Agreement, which calls for stabilising the climate to a two or 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
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