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...
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...
By Simon Tay and Aaron Choo For The Business Times Accusations too often accompany the dry season, especially when the problem of transboundary haze returns across our region. Accusations are traded not only within Indonesia, which usually suffers the worst of the fires and the heaviest pollution,...
Media Release For Immediate Release SIIA’s Haze Outlook 2021: Likelihood of severe transboundary haze in Southern ASEAN is low or “Green” However, a lower risk does not mean zero risk, says the think tank in its latest Haze Outlook report Singapore, 24 June 2021 – The prospects for a severe...
Indonesia faced its highest daily increase of over 14,000 cases on Monday, 21 June 2021, with total cases surpassing the two million mark. Eight provinces, including Jakarta, Central Java, East Java and Yogyakarta, reported the greatest increase. The healthcare sector is struggling as hospitalisation rates...