Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Impacts & adaptation

Climate change: a global & development issue

This fact sheet from the World Bank highlights the implications of climate change on the weakest economies and societies most at risk. Climate change is an issue that threatens the entire globe. However, it will be most disruptive on the weakest economies and will disadvantage those with the least resources and the least capacity to cope; those being the poorest of the developing world. The impacts of climate change could undermine the hard-earned development gains of the last several decades.

 

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