Laos joins global call for action on climate and health issues at COP28

The Vice Minister of Laos and others speaking at COP28 in the UAE. - Laotian Times

DUBAI (Laotian Times): Laos has joined 122 other countries in endorsing the Declaration on Climate and Health (COP28) at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates from Nov 30-Dec 2012.

Climate change poses a significant threat to Laos, with projections of extreme weather events, increasing temperatures, and rising rainfall, particularly in the south. These changes are expected to reach 2–3 degree Celsius temperature increases by 2050 and 10–30 percent higher rainfall, putting the country at heightened vulnerability, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO).