50 Years of ASEAN (1/3): Taking stock of ASEAN´s vision of development

Where are ecological concerns in the ASEAN development paradigm?
They are stuck in the word “sustainable”. Despite the haze
agreement and protocols on maritime policies, ASEAN has fallen
short of reacting to climate change. Despite international
commitments as the Paris Agreement, it does not manage to put words
into regional action. As long as limits of growth are not
integrated into the overall ASEAN vision, single projects like
saving orang-utans will lead nowhere but deeper into the ecological
crisis. 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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