Climate change policies in the Asia-Pacific: re-uniting climate change and sustainable development

Climate change is real and Asia is already experiencing its adverse impacts. Projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggest that such impacts will become even more intense in the future. While the contribution of developing countries in Asia to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is increasing rapidly, per capita emissions are still low and developmental challenges remain significant. Future efforts by developed countries to reduce GHG emissions through cost-effective mitigation actions, however, offer the possibility of creating new opportunities in developing countries in Asia that will contribute to their sustainable development. Strategies to integrate climate and development actions, therefore, require prompt and careful consideration from policymakers in Asia. Part I of the White Paper explains why it is necessary to integrate climate change and sustainable development in Asia and how this might be best achieved
Call Number: 551.6 CLI [EL]
ISBN/ISSN: 978-4-88788-048-1
Physical Description: 312 p. ; 29 cm

气候变化已然成为现实，亚洲地区已深刻感受到其负面影响。来自政府间气候变化专门委员会（IPCC）的预测表明，这些影响在未来将愈发剧烈。尽管亚洲发展中国家在全球温室气体（GHG）排放中所占份额正迅速增长，但人均排放量仍相对较低，且发展挑战依然严峻。然而，发达国家通过实施成本效益高的减缓措施来减少GHG排放的努力，却为亚洲发展中国家提供了创造新机遇的可能性，这将有助于其可持续发展。因此，将气候行动与发展战略相结合的策略，亟需亚洲政策制定者及时且审慎地予以考虑。白皮书的第一部分阐述了为何在亚洲有必要将气候变化与可持续发展相结合，以及如何才能实现这一目标。