50 Years of ASEAN (2/3): All clear on the Haze?

The haze agreement is the first agreement in ASEAN on an explicit
environmental issue. It has entered into force 2003 in order to
manage forest fires and reduce environmental destruction as well as
air pollution with joint regional efforts. However, in 2015
Singaporean citizens saw themselves confronted with a major haze,
zero visibility and a thick smoke smell coming over from Indonesia.
Today, the struggle between environmental, regional foreign and
economic policy has still not been decided despite these immediate
consequences. By Johanna SonJohanna Son, a Filipino
journalist/editor based in Bangkok for 17 years, follows a mix of
regional issues, including ASEAN. She also works on programs around
the capacity-building of journalists from Asia. Bild: Ines
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