Leaders of Southeast Asian nations must step up efforts in saving the
environment as climate change threatened to derail the 2015 economic
integration goal set by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a
coalition announced on Friday.
Climate change is a critical
issue in the region because countries do not have the capacity to cope with its
escalating effects, according to ASEAN for a Fair, Ambitious and Binding
Climate Deal (A-FAB), a coalition led by Greenpeace Southeast Asia and Oxfam.
“Its impacts also have
far-reaching social and economic consequences, affecting health, agriculture,
security and the economy. Climate change is set to exacerbate the economic
disparity between and within nations,” A-FAB said during a press conference at
the United Nations climate change talks in Bangkok, Thailand.
Oxfam policy and research officer
Riza Bernabe said developed countries must provide substantial initial
capitalization of the Green Climate Fund to fulfill their commitment to
mobilize US$100 billion per year to support climate mitigation in developing
countries, including in Southeast Asia.
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
political advisor Zelda DT Soriano said she hoped governments could design a
work program to put climate negotiations back on the right track at the Bangkok
meeting.
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