The Role of the Polluter-Pays Principle in Managing the Haze in Southeast Asia

Preston Devasia

Chapter 5 in Pollution Across Borders:Transboundary Fire, Smoke and Haze in Southeast Asia, 2018, pp 55-57 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The recurrent haze in Southeast Asia, due to burning of forests for clearing the land in Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia, had reached an unmanageable situation with air pollution in Indonesia and surrounding countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines leading to health concerns, discomfort and impaired visibility. Why does this happen again and again over many years…

Keywords: Transboundary Pollution; Air Pollution; Pollution; Haze; ASEAN Haze; SEA Haze; Environmental Economics; Externality; Slash and Burn; Palm Oil Plantation; Pulpwood Plantation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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