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East Asia needs to shift toward a model of economic growth focused on low carbon emissions and more efficient use of resources.
To avoid large economic losses from climate change, Southeast Asia can lead the way in global climate action by shifting towards a low-carbon economy.
Pacific island countries need to include climate action in national development plans to lessen the economic costs of climate change.
Countries need to build capacity and develop financial solutions for different climate risks, including those that can better address slow-onset events.
Analogous with the gradually increasing global temperature, a gradually increasing carbon tax will over time alter and transform the economics of energy use.
EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation.
Work has just started in defining and addressing the loss and damage from climate change that cannot be prevented by mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Replacing an old barrage with advanced technology vastly improved water and flood control, connectivity, and access to essential social services.
Climate-smart remodeling and operation of irrigation systems help improve water availability and upland farm productivity in two provinces of Cambodia.
Life cycle assessments and complex value optimization are holistic approaches in measuring investment impacts.