These insights come amidst the urgent need for local engagement on climate change, information about its causes, and its impacts, many of which are being felt acutely across the region. The World Bank reported earlier this year that 13 of the 30 countries most susceptible to the effects of climate change lie within East Asia and the Pacific. Impacts include flooding, tropical storms, heatwaves and ocean acidification, and are predicted to lead to 7.5 million people falling into climate-related poverty by 2030.
Intelligence was gathered from journalists attending a thought leadership workshop organised with the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the cXc hub partner in Southeast Asia at the Digital Media Asia 2023 event on 19-20 October 2023. Views from newsrooms across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are represented in the publication compiled by cXc Impact Manager Dr Carmen Nicoara.
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