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The Asia and Pacific region is home to dynamic start-up ecosystems, with new enterprises that produce digital solutions for domestic, regional and global markets serving wide variety of businesses, public institutions, civil society and consumers directly.

During a time of accelerated digital transformation and rapid adoption of digital tools, governments are adjusting to the new normal that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about. Internet savvy, digitally connected citizens demand the same level of service from their government as they do from a company that is competing for their business with the latest digital tools. Governments across Asia and the Pacific are responding to change by updating their e-government services, augmenting their data analytics capabilities, and putting in place digital economy development plans.

This document is a step-by-step guide to facilitating a one-day workshop on understanding climate change science and is targeted at audiences in the Pacific island region and Timor-Leste. The training module provides PowerPoint presentations with facilitator notes and explains participatory exercises aimed at enhancing capacity in understanding climate change science.

Pacific Climate Futures Version 2.0 is a web-based climate impacts decision-support tool available for free.

Tropical cyclones (TCs) affect many Pacific Island countries and their impacts can be sever in vulnerable island communities. An understanding of how tropical cyclones may change under future climates, including changes in windspeeds and associated rainfall, is essential for managing future climate risks and saving lives.

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