Climate change as well as more intense and frequent weather events have been cited by Singaporeans as the top challenge facing South-east Asia in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Climate change as well as more intense and frequent weather events have been cited by Singaporeans as the top challenge facing South-east Asia in 2023.
More than 60 per cent of the Singaporean respondents listed climate change as the biggest problem, followed byThe respondents included academia, think-tankers, researchers, business representatives, civil society, non-governmental organisation or media representatives, government officials, and regional or international organisations personnel.
This came on the back of a rise in the Asean bloc’s own economic influence – almost doubling from 7.6 per cent in 2022 to 15 per cent in 2023. This was followed by concern over China’s strong-arm tactics in Taiwan, the South China Sea and the Mekong. Singaporean respondents cited their fear of China using economic tools and tourism to punish the Republic’s foreign policy choices as their greatest worry.
The second-most popular or traditional option of Asean not siding with either China or the US saw more support this year than in 2022, while a third option was for Asean to seek out “third parties” such as Japan or India to increase its strategic space and options.What S’pore youth want at COP27: Finalising carbon credits plan, financing for vulnerable nations
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