Transnational Environmental Law

Table of Contents - April 2012 - Volume 1, Issue 01  

Invited Article

Transboundary and Global Environmental Issues: The Role of asean

Koh Kheng-Liana1

a1 Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. Email: lawkohkl@nus.edu.sg.

Abstract

This contribution focuses on the challenges that regional organizations face as they are increasingly confronted with, and need to respond to, transboundary and global environmental problems. Ever more frequently, environmental issues that begin as matters of national concern rapidly become transboundary in scope. As exemplified by the outbreak of avian flu, integrated national, regional and international efforts are necessary to tackle transboundary environmental issues which, by their very definition, call for a coordinated effort. This article will concentrate on the impact of transboundary environmental challenges on the objectives and functions of the Association of South East Asian Nations (asean).

(Online publication March 13 2012)

Keywords

  • asean;
  • Transboundary Environmental Challenges;
  • Non-traditional Security Approach, asean Political-Security Community Blueprint;
  • asean Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint

Footnotes

I would like to thank Katherine Lofts for her assistance.