Synergies among climate change and biodiversity conservation measures and policies in the forest sector: A case study of Southeast Asian countries

Potential depletion of fossil fuel and climate change have globally accelerated the demand in renewable and alternative energy. Most of the Southeast Asian countries have an abundance of biomass sources for the energy sector due to their agriculture-based economy and enormous forest resources. Therefore, the study aimed at highlighting an overview of biomass energy in the Southeast Asia countries to convey the environmental and economic benefits from the available biomass sources in the region. In order to achieve the aim, the study synthesized and evaluated the biomass sources, energy potential, utilization, and management in the region, based on the published research papers, review papers, and country reports. It was found that the major biomass sources in this region were fuelwood, wood residues, rice husk, rice straw, sugarcane residues, oil palm residues, and coconut residues. The total annual quantity of the biomass potential from agriculture and forest sector in the region was estimated at more than 500 million tons per year and equal to over 8000 million gigajoules of total energy potential. In order to implement the sustainable utilization of biomass sources, the study specified the barriers and challenges of biomass utilization in these countries and proposed a sustainable approach of biomass energy, by comparing the way of traditional biomass utilization.

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Double Exposures: Future Water Security across Urban Southeast Asia

Water ◽

10.3390/w12010116 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 116 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Theresa E. Lorenzo ◽

Ann P. Kinzig

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Quality ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Water Security ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Water Quantity ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Southeast Asian Countries

Southeast Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in the world in terms of economic growth and urbanization. At the same time, the region is also prone to multiple hydro-meteorological disasters, which are projected to be intensified by climate change. This paper analyzes the combined effect of economic development and climate change on the future water security of middle-income Southeast Asian countries using the double exposure framework, focusing on the effects in urban areas. A review of the existing literature reveals unequal water security outcomes across the region as a result of combined climate, economic, and urbanization pressures. The water supply and sanitation infrastructure of upper-middle-income Southeast Asian countries are vulnerable to damage from intensified disasters, potentially decreasing both immediate and longer-term water quality. In lower-middle-income countries, the water quality will be the more important water security challenge in the short-term as opposed to water quantity, mainly due to the fast growth of industries. Lower-middle-income countries, though less vulnerable to disasters, will still have lower future water security compared to upper-middle-income countries, as they have less capacity to address water quality and quantity challenges brought about by both industrial growth and urbanization. Across the region, future water quantity and quality challenges may result in slower economic and urban growth if not planned adequately.

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Realism in the Trans ASEAN Gas Pipeline Project

Indonesian Journal of Energy ◽

10.33116/ije.v2i2.39 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 89-98

Author(s):

Rahmadha Akbar Syah ◽

Zaki Khudzaifi Mahmud

Keyword(s):

Natural Gas ◽

International Relations ◽

Energy Security ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Gas Pipeline ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Pipeline Project ◽

Southeast Asian Countries

To improve connectivity and energy security, especially natural gas, Southeast Asian countries, under the cooperation of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), are trying to build a gas pipeline that stretches from Indonesia to Myanmar. The project is called the Trans ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAGP) under the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) scheme. However, regional countries are still dealing with their domestic problems, and there are fears that TAGP is detrimental to producer countries, resulting in the delay of this project as much by as four years – from 2020 to 2024. The uncertainty of the TAGP project further emphasizes that there is a tendency for countries not to adhere to the ASEAN forum’s agreements. Especially if it has to be juxtaposed with the Russian Gas Pipeline project which was built to distribute natural gas to Western European countries, TAGP is still far behind. In designing this paper, the authors use qualitative methods through literature studies by referring to the realism approach of International Relations to dissect TAGP problems. Furthermore, the author also feels the need to accommodate the neorealism approach to be used as a supportive approach in looking at the issues of disobedience in regional countries in supporting the TAGP scheme. Also, the authors conducted a brief comparison between TAGP and the Russian Gas Pipeline to be used as a case study analysis material that would later provide answers of why TAGP failed to go as planned.Keywords: realism, neorealism, TAGP, Russian Gas Pipeline

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Mapping of rice-cropping pattern and cultural type using remote-sensing and ancillary data: a case study for South and Southeast Asian countries

International Journal of Remote Sensing ◽

10.1080/01431161.2015.1110259 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36 (24) ◽

pp. 6008-6030 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

K.R. Manjunath ◽

Revati S. More ◽

N.K. Jain ◽

Sushma Panigrahy ◽

J.S. Parihar

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Cropping Pattern ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Ancillary Data ◽

Southeast Asian Countries

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A Study on the Attainment of Regional Peace: Insinuation of Johan Galtung’s Philosophy of Peace in Southeast Asian Countries

Advances in Social Science and Culture ◽

10.22158/assc.v1n1p1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Taha Husain

Keyword(s):

Southeast Asian ◽

Nuclear Nonproliferation ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Study Approach ◽

Nation States ◽

Qualitative Research Methodology ◽

Culture Of Peace ◽

Speed Up ◽

Southeast Asian Countries

The purpose of this study is to scrutinize the insinuation of Galtung’s “positive” and “negative” peace in southeast Asian countries. Applying the qualitative research methodology and a case study approach, this study finds a relation of Galtung’s’ peace theory and peaceful coexistence in contemporary Southeast Asian nations. This study reveals that the southeast Asian nation-states beneath the authority of ASEAN’s regionalism have efficaciously been managed its negative peace since the 1970s. The execution of positive peace, on the other hand, had instigated with the enactment of treaty, accord and agreement since the 1980s. This regional organization has taken numerous strategies, which contributes to speed up its economy, improve social lifespan and develop a culture of peace in this area. The zone which was once well-known for its mutual confrontation, hostility and conflict, has now converted diplomatic. Its non-coercive approaches, soft diplomacy and, nuclear nonproliferation has now turned into a pioneer characteristic for the conflict-prone regions of the world.

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Możliwości zastosowania azjatyckiego modelu rozwojowego w wybranych krajach Azji Południowo-Wschodniej

Gdańskie Studia Azji Wschodniej ◽

10.4467/23538724gs.20.056.13496 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

pp. 164-180

Author(s):

Marceli Hązła

Keyword(s):

Initial Conditions ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Development Model ◽

Attractive Alternative ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Asian Development ◽

Post War ◽

Relative Similarity ◽

Southeast Asian Countries

The applicability of the Asian development model in selected Southeast Asian countries The aim of this article was to analyze the applicability of the Asian development model in selected Southeast Asian countries. The presentation of the main assumptions of the model together with an analysis of the initial conditions of Japan from 1950–1960 allowed for a comparison, of which the conclusion was the relative similarity of Vietnamese and Laotian economies to post-war Japan. Next, the case study of China’s policies endeavoured to highlight the adaptability of the model to domestic specifities. Henceforth, the article aimed at formulating policies featuring the usage of Asian development model, which could be implemented by Vietnam and Laos. Its main conclusion was the observation, that after adjusting certain assumptions of the model to domestic conditions, it still remains an attractive alternative for countries wishing to pursue development through industrialisation.

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2. ASEM and Southeast Asian Countries’ Foreign Policy: Case Study: The Issue of Myanmar in the 2004 ASEM Enlargement

Southeast Asians and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) ◽

10.1355/9789814459624-010 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 64-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Southeast Asian Countries

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Stringent Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Are Crucial for Curbing COVID-19 Transmission in the Course of Vaccination: A Case Study of South and Southeast Asian Countries

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9101292 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 1292

Author(s):

Zebin Zhao ◽

Xin Li ◽

Feng Liu ◽

Rui Jin ◽

Chunfeng Ma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Growth Rates ◽

Economic Impacts ◽

Herd Immunity ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Nonpharmaceutical Interventions ◽

Southeast Asian Countries

The ongoing spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in most South and Southeast Asian countries has led to severe health and economic impacts. Evaluating the performance of nonpharmaceutical interventions in reducing the number of daily new cases is essential for policy designs. Analysis of the growth rate of daily new cases indicates that the value (5.47%) decreased significantly after nonpharmaceutical interventions were adopted (1.85%). Vaccinations failed to significantly reduce the growth rates, which were 0.67% before vaccination and 2.44% and 2.05% after 14 and 28 d of vaccination, respectively. Stringent nonpharmaceutical interventions have been loosened after vaccination drives in most countries. To predict the spread of COVID-19 and clarify the implications to adjust nonpharmaceutical interventions, we build a susceptible–infected–recovered–vaccinated (SIRV) model with a nonpharmaceutical intervention module and Metropolis–Hastings sampling in three scenarios (optimistic, neutral, and pessimistic). The daily new cases are expected to decrease rapidly or increase with a flatter curve with stronger nonpharmaceutical interventions, and the peak date is expected to occur earlier (5–20 d) with minimum infections. These findings demonstrate that adopting stringent nonpharmaceutical interventions is the key to alleviating the spread of COVID-19 before attaining worldwide herd immunity.

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The Contribution of NGO in Public Diplomacy: A Case Study of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs in Resolving the Transboundary Haze Pollution Issue between Singapore-Indonesia (2012-2016)

AEGIS : Journal of International Relations ◽

10.33021/aegis.v3i2.725 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Jessica Angela ◽

Muhammad A.S. Hikam

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

Public Diplomacy ◽

Southeast Asian ◽

International Affairs ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Haze Pollution ◽

Southeast Asian Countries

In 2013, Southeast Asian countries have to face a disastrous haze pollution coming from Indonesia. Transboundary Haze Pollution (THP) is a deadly occurrences that repeats annually. As a result, Indonesia’s neighboring countries must encounter disadvantageous consequences. One of the countries gradually affected is Singapore, since they have been through haze pollution since the late 1980’s. Various attempts have been made by Singapore to mitigate the disaster. Since bilateral and regional efforts do not give any solution, Singapore then implies public diplomacy efforts. The practices of these public diplomacy could be seen from the involvement of one of the nation’s influential NGOs, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA). As a result, they are able to pressure Indonesia in applying a more comprehensive map for haze tracker. Therefore, this study expects to invite readers’ interest in the issue of NGO, precisely in International Relations and Public Diplomacy. This study will specifically discuss the practice of SIIA as public diplomacy efforts to resolve the THP issue from 2012 until 2016.

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