Author: Zhanar Zainulliyeva
Country: Kazakhstan
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Climate change is wreaking devastation over Asian countries, with its impacts intensifying at a disturbing rate. The region is hooking with a huge number of issues counting water shortage, contamination, tornados, and flooding. Later annihilating occasions, such as rainstorm downpours causing fatalities in Pakistan and flash floods displacing thousands in India, underscore the urgency of the situation. The Asia-Pacific region experienced a staggering 140 major natural disasters in 2022 alone, resulting in significant human and economic losses. According to the Children’s Climate Risk Index, millions of children in East Asia and the Pacific are highly exposed to climate-related dangers. As the emergency heightens, proactive measures are crucial to mitigate its effects and secure a maintainable future.
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