Asian countries are repeatedly identified as the most vulnerable to climatic risks with key sectors such as agriculture, cities and infrastructure, and terrestrial ecosystems expected to see high exposure to multiple hazards . Owing to rapid development and large populations, Asian countries have large and growing GHG emissions: in 2018, five of the top ten emitters in the world were Asian- China , India , Japan , the Republic of Korea  and Indonesia  -although it is critical to note that per- capita emissions and cumulative emissions are relatively lower than in developed economies . However, in the 2020 Sustainability Index and Dashboard, only two Asian countries made it into the top 30 countries in the world: Japan  and the Republic of Korea  . Finally, Asia has varied capacities to adapt with high heterogeneity in adaptation progress across the region.
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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