(Take note: Relate to the concept of Challenging Sustainability)

Climate change resulted to Global warming in Thailand and it affected Singapore's food sustainability

Thailand is experiencing severe climate change, which includes droughts and variable rainfall (Promchertchoo, 2022). As a result, rice yields are decreased and rice export prices have increased. One of the primary contributors to Thailand's greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming is the cultivation of rice. Singapore had to discover alternative sources of rice imports since rice is a staple food in Southeast Asia, where Thailand is a significant rice producer, and that Thailand's rice production is being affected by climate change (Lin, 2022).

Mitigating the effects of climate change through incorporating climate change measures into national policies, plans, and planning is one of Thailand's top sustainability development goals (United Nations Thailand, 2022). The Thai Rice NAMA(Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action) program (Giz, 2018) addresses many sustainability issues, such as biodiversity and worker safety (Reed, 2020). This helped farmers practice alternate soaking and drying, a sustainable rice farming technique that lowers Thailand's greenhouse gas emissions and promotes water conservation (Reed, 2020).

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Question:

Southeast Asia as a region could respond to this sustainability issue above collectively. Identify and briefly describe the cultural, social, political and/or economic factors of the region that affect their collective responses. (Sense-making)

Guiding points:

a. How do these factors in Southeast Asia as a group affect their responses on this sustainability issue?

Articulates precisely 3 or more factors affecting the responses by Southeast Asia as a whole.

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References

Giz. (2018). Rice farmers take on Climate Change. GIZ. Retrieved September 24, 2022, from https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/76174.html#:~:text=Rice%20is%20particularly%20important%20as,of%20rice%2Drelated%20greenhouse%20gases

Lin, C. (2022, April 22). Rice and the Climate Crisis: Singapore focusing on diversification, stockpiling amid changing rice yields from other countries. CNA. Retrieved September 24, 2022, from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/rice-and-climate-crisis-singapore-focusing-diversification-stockpiling-amid-changing-rice-yields-other-countries-2572826

Promchertchoo, P. (2022, April 22). Rice and the Climate Crisis: Thai Rice exports taking a hit, with lack of research and development an additional challenge. CNA. Retrieved September 24, 2022, from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thailand-rice-exports-struggling-lack-research-development-2628001

Reed, J. (2020, June 25). Thai rice farmers step up to tackle carbon footprint. Financial Times. Retrieved September 24, 2022, from https://www.ft.com/content/8ff2b454-9390-11ea-899a-f62a20d54625

Thailand, U. N. (2022). Sustainable development goal 13: Climate action in Thailand. United Nations. Retrieved September 24, 2022, from https://thailand.un.org/en/sdgs/13