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Issue 05
September 2020
Climate Change
The Time to Act is Now
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Themes
6 Sep 2020
Disaster Management, Environment
Climate Change is Real: The ASEAN Region is Bearing its Brunt
What does science say about climate change? The global community generally agrees on this definition of climate change by the United Nations: “a change of climate attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the gl
6 Sep 2020
Disaster Management, Environment
The Triple Planetary Crisis
UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen talks about the need for urgent action, as the world and the region face multiple environmental threats.
6 Sep 2020
Disaster Management, Environment
Climate Change: Building Resilience in the Asean Community
Climate change is inevitable; humanity and its ecosystems have already been impacted by warming of 1°C since pre-industrial times and humanity is on the path towards global warming of 1.5°C, with the expected emergence of unprecedented climatic conditi
8 Sep 2020
Assessing Climate Change Transparency and Transformation Needs for Capacity Building in ASEAN Countries
ASEAN Member States have proactively taken measures to address the issue of climate change at the national and regionals levels.
20 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment, Labour and Future of Work, Youth
ASEAN Unveils Roadmap for Resilient and Future Ready Workforce
ASEAN’s vision of developing a resilient, competitive, and future-ready workforce moves a step closer to reality with the crafting of a new roadmap that will guide Member States to the finish line.
27 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment
Climate Change Mitigation through Sustainable Peatland Management
Peatlands are the most extensive freshwater wetland ecosystem in the ASEAN region. They cover an estimated 23 million hectares of land (ASEAN Peatland Forests Project, 2014) and are found in all ASEAN Member States except Singapore.
27 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment
Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Carbon Markets: Prospects for ASEAN
The word “carbon market” may sound curious and new. Many countries see it as a promising mechanism to minimise greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
27 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment
Climate Change and Food Security in ASEAN: A policy response to ensure food security in the region
ASEAN is taking steps to ensure food security in the context of climate change, which is threatening food systems in four dimensions: food accessibility, food availability, food stability, and food utilisation.
27 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment, Youth
Youth and Environmental Actions: Narratives from ASEAN
“How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words,” were the pointed words of young Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg to world leaders at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.
28 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Culture, Poverty Alleviation, Social Protection
A Smart Village Approach in Indonesia: Opportunities for Rural Advancement
Minister A. Halim Iskandar shares his views on how implementing the UN Smart Village Approach in Indonesia will propel rural development, and help the country meet its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
28 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment, Health and COVID-19, Social Protection
Reducing Poverty and Building Resilience: Towards Post-Pandemic Recovery
In a special virtual online meeting held on 19 August 2020, the ministers overseeing ASEAN’s cooperation on rural development and poverty eradication gathered to discuss initiatives that are being undertaken at the national level to protect the poor fr
28 Sep 2020
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Climate Change, Environment, Health and COVID-19
ASEAN and External Partners Forge Deeper Cooperation in the Midst of COVID-19
In yet another first, the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings were convened virtually from 9-12 September 2020. In view of the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, major power rivalry and looming economic recession, the 53rd AMM pr
28 Sep 2020
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Climate Change, Environment, Youth
Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN
ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), established in 1973 and currently one of ASEAN’s oldest entities, plays a key role in the ASEAN Community building process. AIPA’s objectives are to build closer cooperation among the 10 national legislatures
Interviews
6 Sep 2020
Disaster Management, Environment
Say Samal
27 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment
Interview with Ken O’Flaherty and Jon Lambe
The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was set to take place in November 2020, has been postponed to November 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this section, COP26 Regional
28 Sep 2020
ASEAN Identity and Community Building, Climate Change, Environment
COVID-19 Impact Viewpoint: Dr. Aladdin D. Rillo
Dr. Aladdin Rillo, Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Economic Community, talks to The ASEAN about the economic impact of COVID-19 and development of the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework to guide the regional bloc’s post-pandemic re
10 Jun 2022
Environment
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, first woman Prime Minister of Norway, pioneered the concept of sustainable development and shaped its early agenda. She is a founding member of The Elders, the group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela in
Conversations
27 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment, Youth
Lin Ji Liaw
In 2013, conservationist Lin Ji Liaw founded the Biodiversity and Natural History Society (BruWILD), a non-governmental organisation working towards the conservation and preservation of Brunei Darussalam’s biodiversity. Thirty-one-year-old Liaw is the
28 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Environment, Youth
Khairun Nisa Zabidi
Khairun leads the UK’s International Climate Fund (ICF) in Malaysia via the UK Partnerships for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK-PACT) programme. As a young climate change activist, Khairun lobbied the UNFCCC negotiations, and later founded an equal
28 Sep 2020
Climate Change, Culture, Environment, Rural Development, Social Protection
Rili Djohani
Rili Djohani has worked for over 30 years to protect marine ecosystems and coastal areas in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Her journey in marine conservation began in 1989 when she established the World Wildlife Fund marine conservation programme in Ind