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Climate change in Asia tends to be dominated by the huge nations of China and India along with the industrial powers of Japan and, increasingly, South Korea. Asia is also home to many of the small island nations most vulnerable to climate change.
Bangladesh
Both sea-level rise and glacial melt from the Himalayas present grave threats to Bangladesh, meaning that it is likely to be one of the worst victims of climate change in coming years
China
China will be one of the major players at Copenhagen, and despite being one of the world's biggest polluters, it has already embarked on significant domestic climate change action
India
While India is keen to reach an international agreement at Copenhagen, it will press for rich nations to provide technical and monetary aid to help developing countries fight global warming
Indonesia
Indonesia is the third largest C02 emitter in the world and extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change, but the issue battles to gain space on the political stage
Hong Kong
Although China's position will be negotiated by officials from Beijing, many hope Copenhagen will provide a strengthened mandate for the Hong Kong government to take tougher action on climate change
Japan
Reactions to the climate change debate in Japan have been mixed with some believing more needs to be done, while others worry about the cost of action
Maldives
Even a small rise in sea levels could inundate large parts of the Maldives, turning an entire nation into environmental refugees
Republic of Korea
Green growth may be the next big driver of economic growth for the Republic of Korea
Singapore
Keen to be seen as a model city, Singapore has announced a S$1-billion stimulus package to grow the local green economy, primarily through energy efficient buildings and solar energy research
Climate message taken to Asia-Pacific
UK Foreign Office Minister, Chris Bryant, makes his first ministerial visit to the Asia-Pacific region, visiting Thailand, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand to discuss the impacts of climate change.
Asian countries give climate mandate
China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand give their leaders a strong mandate for climate action at the UN General Assembly in New York and at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh in September.