A Climate for Change in East Asia and the Pacific Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Key policy advice from World Development Report 2010 Development and Climate Change Act Now, Act Together, Act Di erently Public Disclosure Authorized © 2009 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org E-mail:
[email protected] This booklet is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. It draws on World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change and resources prepared by the staff of the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Region. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in these pages do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. Acknowledgments This booklet was edited by Flore de Préneuf and Florian Kitt, designed and desktopped by Roula Yazigi of the World Bank's Development Economics Vice Presidency; under the supervision of Marianne Fay and Rosina Bierbaum, Directors, World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change, and guidance of Magda Lovei, Sector Manager, Social, Environment and Rural Development, Sustainable Development Department, East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank. Photos © Chau Doan (cover), © Flore de Préneuf / World Bank (family),© Flore de Préneuf / World Bank (three girls), © Chau Doan (sluice gate and bridge), © Pham Thuan Thu (flooded road), © David Llorico Llorito / World Bank (wind turbines), © iStockphoto / Zhang Bo (buildings in fog), © Dang Than Lan (stormy sea), © Evelyn Ng (Kiribati aerial view), © Thien Giao (planting trees), © Guo Hua (explaining the principle of PV).