<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Inside Asia Pacific - The Regional Centre in Colombo Newsletter
Volume 2, Issue 2  [July 2007]
 Climate Change and the MDGs in Asia Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities

Inside Asia Pacific is an e-bulletin published quarterly by the UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo

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The UNDP Regional Centres in Bangkok and Colombo are regional hubs for development expertise and knowledge, serving 37 countries in Asia and the Pacific so they can easily access the support and services needed for greater impact.

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  Climate Change Impacts on the MDGs and Human Development in Asia Pacific  
 

This article reviews the risks of climate change on Asia Pacific and the MDGs. The article first summarises climate changes in Asia Pacific, and then reviews their impacts on the MDGs and human development. Finally, the article summarises UNDP’s role in assisting countries to adapt to climate change and reduce risks in UN country programming.
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  UNDP MDG Carbon Facility: Leveraging Carbon Finance for Sustainable Development  
 

Climate change threatens to seriously undermine efforts to eliminate poverty and reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly in the least developed countries. At greatest risk are the rural poor, who depend on the natural environment for their livelihoods.
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