CLIMATE CHANGE SOURCES, IMPACTS, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATIONS IN ASIA

Abstract

Climate change is the greatest challenge to the stability of the world, with its disastrous effects being disproportionately felt among the developing economies of Asia. This review assesses the complex causes of climate change, its socio-economic impacts in Asia, and also identifies a severe imbalance in the vulnerability and adaptiveness of the region. Although Central Asia struggles with unprecedented cryospheric instability and South Asia is dealing with unpredictable monsoon cycles, the local response in the latter is frequently hindered by systemic implementation gaps in policies that are paper-based instead of action-oriented. Moreover, there is a lack of social science research in existing literature, which favors physical modeling and overlooks critical human aspects such as climate justice, gender-sensitive adaptation, and feminization of agriculture. This paper will argue that a radical shift toward a more practical and institutionalized approach to nature-based solutions and climate-smart agriculture is necessary in the Global South. As the review concludes, the unequal coping abilities, which are determined by economic status and technological access, serve to increase the gap between countries. In conclusion, to tackle the climate crisis issue in developing Asia, it is necessary to fill the gap between scientific modeling and local socio-political facts to achieve equitable resiliency, amidst the most vulnerable groups in the world.