Rising global sea levels are being caused by rising temperatures. For years, people have been warning about the threat posed by rising sea levels, which are expected to have a severe impact on humans. Rising sea levels have the potential to change the world map, with some countries or cities (especially coastal cities) disappearing because of rising seas and floods.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), which consists of 69 members, including 49 from the Asia-Pacific region, has reported that about 6 million people in member countries are in danger of coastal flooding every year.
Whereas some countries with advanced technological capabilities can create innovative responses to rising sea levels, such as constructing floating cities and improving the quality of water, many developing countries lack the ability to prevent and resolve this problem. Since flooding in one country can affect others, all countries should help each other.
If agriculture-producing nations are flooded, they would be unable to export their produce, leading to a food shortage possibly in many parts of the world.
Partnerships among countries to address climate change need to be urgently established. To protect coastal cities in Taiwan and Japan from rising sea levels, collaboration with other countries is necessary. In the same manner as coastal cities in East Asia, capital cities in Southeast Asia, such as Jakarta, Bangkok and Manila, face danger from rising sea levels.
These cities must work together on flood-prevention planning to ensure that their actions on climate change do not harm others. All of them should work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Actions on climate change should arise from effective strategic partnerships, not only among Asian countries, but across the world.
Phathara-on Wesarat is head of the bachelor of business administration program in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Prince of Songkla University in Thailand.
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