A recent World Meteorological Organization report revealed that in 2023, the Southwest Pacific region experienced 34 reported extreme weather events that caused 200 deaths and impacted more than 25 million people.

With global sea levels rising at rates unprecedented in three thousand years, what actions will nations take to combat the effects of the climate crisis?

Joining the discussion: 

• Mohammed Mahmoud is a Water Management and Climate Adaptation Expert.
• Andrea Simonelli is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.
• Changhua Wu is Chair of the Governing Council of  the Asia-Pacific Water Forum.
• John Englander is President of the Rising Seas Institute and Author of “Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level & the Path Forward.”

Sea levels around the world are rising as a result of human-caused global warming. Overall, global sea levels have risen about 10 centimeters from 1993 to 2023. #WorldOceansDay https://t.co/qqRNzm91IA pic.twitter.com/sboKnGc4yf

— NASA Climate (@NASAClimate) June 8, 2024

Vietnam was rocked by Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year which killed more than 200 people. Climate scientist Nadia Bloemendall explains how climate change is making tropical cyclones more intense https://t.co/l2npgL2mRL pic.twitter.com/hvyQQPsnyR

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 12, 2024