Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey Reports
The Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey Report is the first comprehensive report of climate change perspectives specific to the Southeast Asian region. Conducted yearly since 2020, the surveys aim to provide a general sense of the prevailing views of Southeast Asian citizens towards climate change issues. The reports contain the results and analysis of views towards questions such as climate adaptation and mitigation, climate change impacts, low-carbon transitions and climate policy, among other topics.
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“Accelerating the ASEAN Power Grid 2.0: Lessons from the Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP)” is a comprehensive study of the political and technical process underpinning the implementation of the LTMS-PIP. Based on extensive research and fieldwork, the report identifies key policy recommendations for future power interconnection projects under the ASEAN Power Grid 2.0.
Download the report here.
“Planning Southeast Asia’s Decarbonisation Pathways – Insights for Policy-Making” draws key lessons from an in-person workshop conducted by ISEAS for ASEAN energy and climate officials in September 2022. The report reflects discussions on shared challenges faced by governments in the climate-energy nexus, as well as potential solutions and expert recommendations in renewable energy deployment, regional energy cooperation, low-carbon technologies and just transitions among other topics.
Download the report here.
Energy Transitions in ASEAN: A new report by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Energy Studies Institute of the National University of Singapore, and Newcastle University shows that there are several decarbonisation pathways that can put ASEAN member states on track for an energy transition in light of an increasingly carbon-constrained world.
Read the report here.
Download the report here.
Overview
The Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme (CCSEAP) was established in 2020 to examine the phenomenon of climate change, its impact, and policy responses across the region and in key Southeast Asian countries. Through Visiting Fellowships, the Programme hopes to cultivate a network of scholars at the forefront of climate change research. The Programme aims to build on ISEAS’ thought leadership to advance climate discourse and knowledge in Southeast Asia through a series of publications and seminars.
The Programme conducts an annual Climate Change in Southeast Asia Survey. Inaugurated in 2020, the survey probes the attitudes and concerns of Southeast Asian citizens towards climate change, governmental actions, and the role of different stakeholders in climate action. It aims to obtain views on climate change impacts, mitigation, adaptation, food security, agricultural production, cities’ adaptation measures, renewable energy and the transition to low-carbon economies.
If any researcher is interested in contributing to the work areas above, please contact us at climatechange@iseas.edu.sg
The Programme will focus on 5 key research areas:
1. Regional Climate Change Outlook
• ASEAN Member States’ climate change agendas, laws, policies, and institutional bodies, including the examination of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS), among other issues.
• ASEAN’s institutional governance and initiatives on environmental and climate issues.
• Effectiveness of Southeast Asian countries’ current and planned mitigation and adaptation measures.
2. Agriculture, Forestry, and Food Security
• Regional inter-dependencies of agricultural production and food supply chains, including comparative advantages of Southeast Asian countries.
• Land-use, land-use change and forestry issues
3. Cities and Urban Development
• Climate vulnerability, resiliency and climate finance governance in the context of Southeast Asian cities.
4. Energy and Decarbonisation
• Trends in renewable energy deployment, energy efficiency improvement, as well as the successes and failures of government policies including energy subsidies, grants and incentives in Southeast Asia.
5. Finance
• Voluntary corporate climate-related disclosures in Southeast Asian countries.
Researchers
• Ms Sharon Li-Lian SEAH
Programme Coordinator
• Ms Melinda MARTINUS
Lead Researcher, ASEAN Studies Centre
• Dr Mirza Sadaqat Huda
Lead Researcher, Climate Change in Southeast Programme
• Dr LEE Poh Onn
Senior Fellow, Regional Economic Studies Programme and Malaysia Studies Programme
• Ms QIU Jiahui
Research Officer, Climate Change in Southeast Programme
• Ms Elyssa Kaur Ludher
Visiting Fellow, Climate Change in Southeast Programme
• Dr Vinod Thomas
Associate Senior Fellow, Regional Economic Studies Programme and Climate Change in Southeast Programme
• Prof Paul TENG Piang Siong
Associate Senior Fellow, Climate Change in Southeast Programme
• Dr Prapimphan Chiengkul
Associate Fellow, Climate Change in Southeast Programme
If you are interested in upcoming activities and events by the Programme, including our annual Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey, please sign up for updates here.