Both sea-level rise and glacial melt from the Himalayas present grave threats to Bangladesh, meaning that it is likely to be one of the worst victims of climate change in coming years

China will be one of the major players at Copenhagen, and despite being one of the world's biggest polluters, it has already embarked on significant domestic climate change action

While India is keen to reach an international agreement at Copenhagen, it will press for rich nations to provide technical and monetary aid to help developing countries fight global warming

Indonesia will suffer from rising sea levels and loss of arable land, and a widespread shortage of water and affordable food will lead to increased hardship for the Indonesian people.

Reactions to the climate change debate in Japan have been mixed with some believing more needs to be done, while others worry about the cost of action

Even a small rise in sea levels could inundate large parts of the Maldives, turning an entire nation into environmental refugees

As the 13/14th largest economy in the world, Republic of Korea's emissions rank 9th globally - about 11 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per person per year.

Keen to be seen as a model city, Singapore has announced a S$1-billion stimulus package to grow the local green economy, primarily through energy efficient buildings and solar energy research

UK Foreign Office Minister, Chris Bryant, makes his first ministerial visit to the Asia-Pacific region, visiting Thailand, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand to discuss the impacts of climate change.

China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand give their leaders a strong mandate for climate action at the UN General Assembly in New York and at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh in September.