EAST ASIA - Asian Development Bank

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Rice yields could decrease by 6.7% (mid-altitude) and 12.6% (low altitude) by 2050. 4. INDIA. - While rice yields could
REPORT: A REGION AT RISK — THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC KEY FACTS AND FIGURES FOR SUBREGIONS/COUNTRIES

EAST ASIA 1. REGIONAL - General Circulation Model projections show an increase in flooding hazards in most humid Asian monsoon regions, due to increase in high intensity precipitation in much of East Asia. - The WHO models project that by the 2030s, climate change will cause up to 350 additional child deaths (