The Belt and Road Initiative: Environmental Impacts in Southeast Asia

The Belt and Road Initiative: Environmental Impacts in Southeast Asia
ISBN-10
9814881430
ISBN-13
9789814881432
Series
The Belt and Road Initiative
Category
Social Science
Pages
40
Language
English
Published
2020-01-06
Publisher
ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Authors
Alexander Horstmann, Alex M. Lechner, Chee Meng Tan

Description

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is expected to be the largest infrastructure development scheme of the twenty-first century. There is escalating concern over BRI’s potential environmental impacts in Southeast Asia, a global biodiversity hotspot and a focus area of BRI development. Case studies of Indonesia, Myanmar, Lao PDR and Malaysia show that the success of BRI in bringing about sustainable growth and opportunities depends on the Chinese government and financiers, as well as the agencies and governments involved when BRI investments take place. The adoption of best environmental practices is critical in ensuring that growth is sustainable and that bad environmental practices are not locked in for decades to come.

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