Reposted from südostasien, read original article here. By Denise Margaret Matias & Danica Marie Supnet Southeast Asia/Philippines: Although the region is strongly affected by the consequences of climate change, representatives from Southeast Asia are hardly present in international climate committees. Cross-sectoral cooperation from local to international level is essential to combat the causes of climate change and mitigate its consequences. While the effects of climate change in Southeast Asia are primarily strong typhoons and floods are known, the so-called slow onset events (SOE) also have serious consequences. Among the SOEs are rising sea levels, rising temperatures, ocean acidification, glacier [...]