The SIIA's Haze Outlook 2021 report revealed the current prospect of severe and prolonged transboundary haze affecting Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia during this year’s dry season is “Green”. This is its most positive outlook since the report was introduced in 2019. However, clear skies should...
From June 2021, Indonesia’s infections surged relentlessly due to the Delta variant. The archipelago is now the world’s pandemic epicentre. After three weeks of a nationwide partial lockdown, the daily number of new cases are gradually decreasing. However, the GDP growth target for 2021 has...
With countries and companies globally keen on reducing emissions and committing to net zero targets, there is also a growing interest in the generation and sale of carbon credits for the voluntary offset market. Singapore, for instance, is aiming to become an international carbon trading...
The Indonesian government has implemented several policies such as the Job Creation Act (or Omnibus Law) and food estate to boost the country’s economic growth and food security. Will these national-level policies impact the likelihood of fires and haze in the region? Check out the...
"Climate change risk… is no longer a question of if. It's really a question of how much," Ms. Grace Fu, Singapore's Minister for Sustainability and the Environment said at the SIIA's 8th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources (SDSWR). Read this article by the Bangkok...
The prospects for a severe transboundary haze incident affecting Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia in 2021 is low or “Green”; on a scale of Red, Amber and Green, according to the SIIA’s Haze Outlook 2021 report. This relatively positive risk outlook is based on three qualitative...
Singapore and Indonesia have expressed ambitions of becoming hubs for the growing carbon credit trade. But both marketplaces could be synergistic instead of competitive, said Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, SIIA during a virtual dialogue on the Institute’s Haze Outlook 2021 report. While more details...
The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) has released its annual Haze Outlook 2021 Report, providing a risk assessment of the probability of a severe transboundary haze episode affecting Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore this year. An online launch event was held on 24 June 2021 with...
There is a low risk of severe transboundary haze in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore this year, according to the Haze Outlook 2021 report by the SIIA. Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, SIIA, said credit must be given to the Indonesian authorities, who have rolled out a...