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  El Niño strengthens in the Pacific: preparing for the impacts of drought

  This publication reports on the current drought moving through the Pacific Islands, brought by one of the strongest El Niño events since record. It describes regional environmental and sociopolitical impacts

  • 01/12/2015

  • East-West Center
  • • El Nino
    • Droughts
    • Pacific Islands
    • Rainfall
    • Sea Level Rise
    • Water Supply
    • Food Security

• Cities at risk: Asia's coastal cities in an age of climate change

  <p>Asia's coastal megacities are increasingly vulnerable to flooding disasters resulting from the combined effects of climate change (manifested as sea level rise, intensified storms, and storm surges), land subsidence, and rapid urban growth.

  • 01/07/2010

  • East-West Center
  • • Climate Change
    • Asia
    • Urban Development
    • India
    • Sea Level Rise
    • Urbanisation
    • Green House Gases
    • Climate Impacts
    • Climate Adaptation

• In what format and under what timeframe would China take on climate commitments? a roadmap to 2050

  Given that China is already the world

  • 01/06/2009

  • East-West Center
  • • Carbon Dioxide
    • Climate Change
    • Green House Gases
    • Emission Targets
    • Renewable Energy
    • Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
    • China
    • United States Of America (US)
    • India