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Heavy precipitation is projected to increase in North, East, and South Asia, though signals for West and Central Asia are inconsistent.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000459#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["extreme weather event","disaster risk reduction","climate change adaptation","tropical cyclone","heat wave","sea level rise","climate change vulnerability","sustainable development","early warning system"],"geography_discussed":["Bangladesh","Myanmar","India","Indonesia","People's Republic of China","Mongolia","Syria","Pakistan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["synthesis","policy guidance"]},{"id":"cdkn-000460","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000460","title":"Lições do relatório SREX IPCC na América Latina e no Caribe: Gerenciando Extremos Climáticos e Desastres","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"report","language":"pt","date_published":"2012","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN001_CDKN-RFQ_LAC_PORT1-11.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document translates the global findings of the IPCC SREX report into a regional context for Latin America and the Caribbean, emphasizing that disaster risk is increasing due to rising vulnerability and exposure. 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