Asian cities last Thursday agreed to address climate change and to join forces to become climate-friendly beacons within the region.

Mayors and delegates from Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Albay, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Beijing, Delhi and Fukuoka met to discuss boosting city-level planning to tackle the impacts and emissions linked with rising greenhouse gases.

"While we realize that global warming will have costly implications for cities, we also know that many of the sectors that contribute to
greenhouse gas emissions are also concentrated in cities. What we do at city level and collectively will contribute to addressing what is a
serious problem facing all of us today," said Apirak Kosayodhin, Governor of Bangkok.

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Source: Antara News (www.antara.co.id)