SE Asia warned of cost of not taking action on climate change

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Updated April 28, 2009 19:16:53

There's a stark warning for South East Asia today about the high cost of doing nothing about climate change. The Asia Development Bank says the economic impact will far exceed the global financial crisis if carbon emmissions continue at current levels. It names the region's four biggest economies - Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam as bearing the bulk of the cost of a business-as-usual approach.

Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Dr Emil Salim, climate change advisor to Indonesia's President; David McCauley, Asian Development Bank's Principal Climate Change Specialist

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