Environmental pollution around the South China Sea: developing a regional response.: An article from: Contemporary Southeast Asia

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From the author: The South China Sea - the busiest shipping lane and surrounded by some of the most rapidly industrializing countries in the world - is becoming a sink for regional environmental pollution. Countries bordering the South China Sea have usually been more concerned with maximizing national economic growth and ensuring adequate energy supplies than in preserving their regional maritime environment. They have staked often conflicting territorial claims to areas with potential oil and natural gas reserves. While a territorial settlement is unlikely in the short term, other avenues of regional co-operation have emerged, in particular, the ASEAN effort to curb smoke haze. This article examines the phenomenon of smoke haze, its short-term and long-term causes and consequences, and the institutional responses to it.

Citation Details
Title: Environmental pollution around the South China Sea: developing a regional response.
Author: David Rosenberg
Publication:Contemporary Southeast Asia (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1999
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Page: 119(2)

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