Responses to climate change include measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to increase
carbon sequestration, and to adapt to the effects of climate change. Measures to reduce emissions
will encourage economies to move toward low carbon societies. Meanwhile, we emphasize the
need to adapt to climate change through disaster preparedness and risk reduction. Adaptation
entails investments in science and technology, disaster resilient infrastructure, and eco-system
based adaptation, among other strategies. Both adaptation and mitigation measures will be
important for agriculture, fishery, forestry and industrialization policies. We reiterate the call of
Leaders through the 2010 APEC Growth Strategy to develop more resource-efficient economies
that will enable us to prosper as low-carbon and resilient societies. We continue to encourage new
green industries and jobs.