Climate Change in Southeast Asia: Progress on UN Sustainable Development Goal 13
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
4-2023
Abstract
Climate change is a threat and has wreaked havoc on Southeast Asia’s economy and its citizens. It hurts the productivity of the agricultural sector, threatens food security, and leads to adverse health impacts. ASEAN’s member states see climate change as a pertinent issue and place great importance on their adapting to climate change, while playing a vital role in contributing to the global reduction of emissions. It is commendable that all ASEAN member states have integrated comprehensive climate-related measures into their policy planning. To understand the effectiveness of ASEAN’s regional efforts in tackling climate change, this chapter carries out an evaluation on the region’s policies and efforts to combat and adapt to climate change. The authors conclude that more aggressive efforts on adaptation and mitigation efforts must be taken for ASEAN to play a pivotal role toward limiting the rise in temperature to less than 1.5 °C from the pre-industrial period to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals on Climate Change (Goal 13).
Keywords
Climate change, Sustainable development, ASEAN, Environmental performance
Discipline
Environmental Sciences | Growth and Development
Publication
SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region: Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives
Editor
FILHO, Walter Leal; NG, Theam Foo; IYER-RANIGA, Usha; NG, Artie; SHARIFI, Ayyoob
First Page
1
Last Page
33
ISBN
9783030912628
Identifier
10.1007/978-3-030-91262-8_48-1
Publisher
Springer
City or Country
Switzerland
Citation
DING, Kuan Yong David and BEH, Sarah Emily.
Climate Change in Southeast Asia: Progress on UN Sustainable Development Goal 13. (2023). SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region: Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. 1-33.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7218
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91262-8_48-1