KUALA LUMPUR -- The continued impacts of climate change will pose challenges across the Asia-Pacific region, becoming a major driver of humanitarian crises, the regional head of an international relief organization warned.
International body expects weather disasters to push millions into poverty

Alexander Matheou, a top official at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, warns people to "take climate risk seriously." (Photo by Norman Goh)
KUALA LUMPUR -- The continued impacts of climate change will pose challenges across the Asia-Pacific region, becoming a major driver of humanitarian crises, the regional head of an international relief organization warned.