Prioritizing Climate Adaptation
Bloomberg New Economy Forum |
In a world of climate change, we need a new division of labor among the continents. Millions, if not billions of people may eventually have to relocate from uninhabitable parts of Asia. Emigrants will pour out of South America and Africa. How can humanity rise beyond national sovereignty to build a more fluid global system that makes best use of our most precIn a world of climate change, we need a new division of labor among the continents. Millions, if not billions of people may eventually have to relocate from uninhabitable parts of Asia. Emigrants will pour out of South America and Africa. How can humanity rise beyond national sovereignty to build a more fluid global system that makes best use of our most precious global resource – habitable geography? Dr. Parag Khanna moderated the Bloomberg New Economy Forum session on climate adaptation featuring Armenia's President H.E. Armen Sarkissian, HSBC's Stuart Lea, World Meteorological Association director Johannes Cullmann, and Vanke Group chairman Wang Shi.