Organizer: ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute
Type/Location: Hybrid/Singapore
Description:
As climate change impacts intensify and affect more and more people in the region, concerns about the absence of concerted efforts for a more ambitious climate agenda grow. From more ambitious climate pledges promised by regional governments to increasingly proactive business communities and environmental groups in integrating climate considerations into their practices, there is growing awareness in the region that a “business-as-usual” scenario is no longer an option. But how do Southeast Asian citizens perceive these developments and view their countries’ climate policy direction? How are businesses’ climate actions received by Southeast Asian countries? Do individual actions count in the bigger scheme of things?
About the Survey Launch
Against this backdrop, the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute initiated the Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey, a region-wide annual survey to understand the climate awareness and perceptions of Southeast Asian citizens. This year’s survey is the fourth iteration and was designed to analyse the attitudes and concerns of Southeast Asian citizens towards climate change, governmental policies and actions and the role of different stakeholders in climate action. This year’s survey also drew views on renewable energy transition, agriculture and food security, and international cooperation. This hybrid seminar will launch the Report and discuss key findings with a panel of four expert discussants versed in regional climate and environmental policy.
Please refer to the programme here for further details.
Keynote Speaker
H.E. Nik Nazmi Bin Nik Ahmad is the Minister of Natural Resources, Environment & Climate Change and Member of Parliament for Setiawangsa. He is also the KEADILAN Vice President.
Speakers / Moderators:
Mr. Choi Shing Kwok is the Director & CEO of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, which does research on the political, economic and socio-cultural developments in Southeast Asia. He is also the Chairman of SP Services Limited, an energy services company, Deputy Chairman of the ComfortDelGro Group, a global transportation company, and a board member of the St Andrew’s Mission Hospital, a medical charity.
Ms. Jessica Cheam is the Founder and Managing Director of Eco-Business, Asia Pacific’s leading independent media and business intelligence organization dedicated to sustainable development. She is recognized as a sustainability pioneer with two decades of experience in media, sustainable development and ESG issues globally.
Dr. Winston Chow is an Associate Professor of Urban Climate and Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow based at Singapore Management University’s (SMU) College of Integrative Studies. He has been a Principal Investigator for the multi-institute Cooling Singapore initiative since 2017, and currently leads interdisciplinary research on how Singapore’s urban climate risks will change as its climate warms.
Dr. Angel Hsu is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program (E3P) at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and holds a PhD in Forestry and Environmental Studies from Yale University. She is the Founder and Principal Investigator of Data-Driven EnviroLab.
Dr. Thang Nam Do is a Fellow in the Zero-Carbon Energy for Asia-Pacific Grand Challenge Program in the Resources, Environment and Development program, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University (ANU). His policy-oriented research includes energy transition, climate change, water governance, environmental policy, ecosystem valuation, and sustainable cities, and a focus on Vietnam, Mekong, and Southeast Asia.
Ms. Sharon Seah is Senior Fellow and concurrent Coordinator of the ASEAN Studies Centre and the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. Prior to academia, Ms Seah spent 15 years in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and the National Environment Agency.
Dr. Mirza Huda is Lead Researcher at the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme (CCSEAP) of the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. He contributes to CCSEAP projects on energy, climate change and natural resource governance in Southeast Asia. His work focuses on energy transition and climate change in Southeast Asia, the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and cross-border electricity grids in Asia.
Registration:
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This hybrid seminar is supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS).