Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific-How can Countries Adapt?

The world has already warmed by 0.8°C since the Industrial Revolution, mainly due to the large build-up of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. It is estimated that a further warming of about 0.6°C is built-in in the system due to the GHGs already present in the atmosphere. Even this modest warming is already impacting ecosystems, food production and freshwater sources across the world.