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  • Anti-G8 activists hold globes reading 'Hello G20? This is the rest of the world' as they take part in a demonstration, on May 21, 2011 in Le Havre, northwestern France, to denounce last week's G8 summit in Deauville, France. (Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

    Sustainability Roundtable:

    'Forum wider than the G8' needed to address sustainability issues.
  • A scene from The Melt compares the level of the glaciers in 1921 to 2007. (Asia Society Center on US-China Relations)

    Dalai Lama: Climate Change More Urgent than Tibetan Autonomy

    In a leaked diplomatic cable the Dalai Lama indicates that climate change needs to be the focus of talks with China.
  • The Melt tracks the receding Himalayan glaciers. Red lines indicate the levels of ice in 1921, compared to today. (Asia Society Center on US-China Relations)

    The Melt: How Melting Glaciers Threaten Asia

    The Himalayan glaciers are melting, putting people, ecology, and landscapes in peril.
  • The Melt, a multimedia experience explaining the effects of climate change to the ecosystem and people of Asia.

    The Melt

    As the glaciers of the Himalayas melt, changes occur and our environment responds as physics dictate. As Bill KcKibben puts it, "Nature doesn't meet us half way."
  • US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (R) with Sid Myer (L), Chairman Asia Society, in Melbourne on November 7, 2010. (William McCallum, Asialink)

    Hillary Rodham Clinton: An Australian Conversation

    In Melbourne, the US Secretary of State emphasizes "shared values" between America and Australia.
  • US Ambassador to Fiji Steve McGann speaking in Washington on Oct. 5, 2010. (Asia Society Washington Center)

    US Ambassador to Fiji Discusses Pacific Threats, Opportunities

    Speaking in DC, Steve McGann underscores the need for secure relations with the Pacific Island region.
  • Dr. Andrew Light, left, discussed climate change policy with Bittu Sahgal.

    Incentives and Sanctions Are Key to Climate Progress: Light

    The U.S. has done more in the last year to combat global warming than it did in the previous two decades, according to a Center For American Progress climate expert.
  • Participants at the 2010 Williamsburg Conference learn about rice planting.

    The Williamsburg Conference 2010

    May 20-23, 2010
    Los Banos, Laguna, The Philippines.
  • Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative (PCSI)

    In a new partnership, Pacific Rim cities take the lead in promoting (and practicing) sustainable development.
  • David Breashears offers side-by-side comparisons documenting the loss of ice on the Himalayan glacier at Asia Society New York on July 14, 2010. (3 min., 13 sec.)

    The Vanishing Himalayan Glaciers

    David Breashears, Bill McKibben, and other experts discuss the alarming loss of ice on the Himalayan glaciers.
  • Speaking in Houston on July 12, 2010 Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong emphasizes China's new, central role in world affairs. (5 min., 47 sec.)(Photo: Marc Nathan Photographers, Inc.)

    From Singapore, an Optimistic Forecast

    Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong predicts growth, champions China's growing role in the global arena.
  • Mount Everest and the Main Rongbuk Glacier, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. David Breashears, 2007. Image courtesy of the artist

    Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalaya

    July 13 - August 15, 2010
  • Keith Bradsher, winner of the 2010 Osborn Elliott Prize, speaking at the Asia Society in New York on June 1, 2010. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)

    Is China Going Green?

    2010 Osborn Elliott Prize winner Keith Bradsher discusses China's road to renewable energy.
  • Excerpt: Henk-Jan Brinkman of the World Food Programme, on how even the "small shocks" of the food and financial crisis can adversely affect children's health. (2 min., 49 sec.)

    Climate Change and Food Security: Irreversible Destiny?

    Experts discuss the impact of climate change on food security, and what can be done.
  • Orville Schell on how a "dysfunctional" US government is impeding collaboration with China on key issues. (3 min.)

    'Climate Change Doesn't Negotiate'

    Orville Schell stresses the need for China and the US to set aside their differences in order to collaborate on the issue that matters most.
  • Achim Dobermann lists likely effects of climate change on Asia's rice-growing deltas, as well as some potential scientific solutions. (3 min., 40 sec.)

    Climate Change and Asia's Rice Supply

    German expert urges Asian governments to take the lead in finding solutions.
  • Women churn cooked rice in the husk at a rice mill July 18, 2008 in Srinigar, Bangladesh. Rice, a basic staple for Bangladesh's 144 million people, has nearly doubled in  due to shortages caused by floods, a cyclone and the continued rise of fuel prices. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    The 38th Williamsburg Conference

    May 20-23, 2010, Los Baños, Philippines
  • This photo taken on December 8, 2009 shows two people outside a coal-powered power plant on the outskirts of Linfen, China, regarded as one of the cities with the worst air pollution in the world. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)

    Bringing Hope to Copenhagen

    How government funds could help poorer nations cope with climate change.
  • People walk past a banner reading 'Countdown to Copenhagen' during a protest organised by Christian Aid in Coventry, West Midlands on March 19, 2009. (Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images)

    Discuss: Copenhagen Climate Change Conference 2009

    Share your thoughts on a new climate deal for the Copenhagen conference.
  • British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Mr. Martin Uden, with Asia Society Korea Center interns in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2009.

    A Tale of Two Crises

    British Ambassador speaks on Korea's role in tackling climate change and the global economic downturn simultaneously.

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