Environmentally Sustainable Cities in ASEAN
Did you know that more than 50 percent of ASEAN’s 600 million people now live in urban areas, and that this figure is expected to increase? This fact puts ASEAN cities at the top of the global list of...
View ArticleHealth Impact Assessment (HIA) Development in ASEAN Community
Building an ASEAN community in accordance with the ASEAN Charter is a challenge of all Member States. How can we ensure that the ASEAN community will comply with rule of law, good governance, human...
View ArticlePromotion of Energy Science Education for Sustainable Development in Myanmar
Energy is an essential input to all aspects of our lives. In Myanmar, less than thirty percent of its population has access to electricity. As a result, many people still rely on firewood for their...
View ArticleEarly Warning and Disaster Response in Practice at Provincial Levels in Vietnam
Two documents under the new Law on Natural Disaster prevention and Control were issued by Prime Minister in August 2014, including Decision N044 on “Provisions on disaster risk level” and Decision N046...
View ArticleAdvancing a New Trans-border Disaster Information System for ASEAN Region...
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) held a series of workshops to discuss and advance the needs to strengthen ASEAN’s collective/integrated disaster responses, as well as the...
View ArticleBiodiversity: An Overlooked, But Critical Aspect in the South China Sea Disputes
Rising tensions in the South China Sea and repeated territorial disputes between China and several ASEAN Member States have brought the region to the forefront of the media. Moving forward, the...
View ArticleGo With The Flow: Can ASEAN Balance Development & Water Usage?
Despite being “the blue planet”, our relationship with water is becoming increasingly tumultuous. Urbanization, pollution, and farming have changed how water flows through Southeast Asia and...
View ArticleMultidimensional Challenges of Water Governance in Vietnam
Water is essential for life, yet the world is facing water crisis. It has been commonly attributed to the natural limitations of freshwater availability, inadequate financing and appropriate...
View ArticleThe need for further promoting building energy regulations in Asian countries
Energy consumption in Asian countries has been increasing rapidly due to recent economic growth and development. This energy consumption has led to a number of environmental problems such as global...
View ArticleComparison of ASEAN Green Building Rating Systems on Energy Efficiency
Development of energy infrastructure plays a crucial role, as asserted in the ASEAN Plan of Action on Energy 2010-2015 (APAE), to ensure that ASEAN economic development is sustainable through, among...
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