THE COP30 EFFECT ON S-E ASIA

Experts weigh in on how climate talks will affect people, jobs and nature in the region

- Ang Qing and Shabana Begum Correspondents

Discussions at the UN climate conferences are global in nature.

But how each country experiences climate change and its impacts, as well as the domestic policy implications of the global talks, will differ.

Ahead of COP30, the upcoming summit which will be held in Brazil for two weeks from Nov 10, The Straits Times speaks to four experts on how the key issues of discussion will impact Southeast Asia.

Adaptation

Who the expert is: Singapore Management University professor of urban climate Winston Chow is the principal investigator of the Cooling Singapore initiative, and co-chair of working group II of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The working group looks at climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.

WHY IS ADAPTATION IMPORTANT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA?