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Asia will lose land as the planet warms, says IPCC's Ko Barrett

Asia will lose land as the planet warms, says IPCC's Ko Barrett
Asia Will Lose Land as the Planet Warms, Says IPCC's Ko Barrett | GZERO Media

Last August, a landmark IPCC report underscored the urgency of the climate crisis — with big implications for Asia, the region most at risk. Ko Barret, vice president at the IPCC, says Asia should especially watch out for a combination of sea level rise above the global average and a lot more rain than usual that'll together result in shorelines receding along the Mekong delta.

Barrett spoke during the first of a two-part Sustainability Leaders Summit livestream conversation sponsored by Suntory. Watch here.

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