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Climate change threatens past development progress and current humanitarian programs, as well as community stability in vulnerable regions. The document discusses overlapping challenges like youth migration, urbanization, and resource conflicts that are exacerbated by climate change. It proposes integrated solutions for adaptation, mitigation, and economic opportunity to address issues like urban poverty, energy access, and climate risks in locations such as Jakarta and Timor-Leste.
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1) It provides maps showing ecoregions, wildlife habitats and distributions, and fences constructed in basins important for migrating Tibetan antelope.
2) It includes satellite images showing landscapes like sedge meadows preferred by wild yak and astronaut photographs of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau.
3) It references the need for new perspectives on the Tibetan Plateau landscape and integrating scientific information with indigenous knowledge.
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Asia faces major challenges in ensuring sufficient water resources to meet growing demands for food, as population increases and climate change impacts water availability. Promising adaptation strategies include improving water storage, reforming irrigation systems, increasing water and crop productivity, expanding policies to support rainfed agriculture, and implementing institutional and policy reforms to better manage limited water resources. Comprehensive assessments of agricultural water management that consider the full spectrum of water sources are needed to adapt to a changing environment.
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- Asia is home to over 60% of the world's population and contains a wide diversity of species and ecosystems.
- However, rapid urbanization, pollution, deforestation, and climate change are threatening Asia's environment, with many forests, species, and glaciers disappearing.
- Economic growth has averaged 5-6% annually in Southeast Asia but is unsustainable due to environmental degradation and lack of investment in innovation. Poverty remains a major challenge for the region.
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1) Asia is leading unprecedented global urbanization, hosting the largest urban populations, including China and India which have the largest populations.
2) Asian cities are facing severe challenges from high density, congestion, air and water pollution, and solid waste issues due to rapid urban growth outpacing infrastructure development.
3) Looking ahead, further urbanization will increase challenges, with the urban population projected to grow twice as fast as the total population by 2030, concentrating environmental impacts in cities. Innovative solutions are needed to manage urban development.
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