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Transboundary Haze Needs Cross-Border Solutions

Dr Helena Varkkey, Associate Professor of Environmental Politics and Governance, Universiti Malaya

03-Oct-23 08:30

Transboundary Haze Needs Cross-Border Solutions

Transboundary haze is back as several areas in the country report higher Air Pollution Index readings in the past week. How effective have ASEAN mechanisms been to address the root causes of transboundary haze and do we have the policy tools to ultimately eliminate this issue? We discuss this with Dr. Helena Varkkey of University Malaya.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  environment

Tags:  transboundary haze,  asean agreement on transboundary haze pollution 2002,  policy, 


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