Asian countries told to reduce climate change’s negative impacts

Jakarta Post: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says that countries in the region must take immediate action to reduce the negative impact of climate change. "The region's rapid economic growth has often come with concerns over environmental degradation. We are increasingly using resources at the cost of environment," ADB president Haruhiko Kuroda said in an official statement on Thursday. "Unless we change, the efforts to improve both human life and the environment will be useless," he added. Asian Pacific...

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