This report outlines the cascading environmental, social, and economic impacts of aquatic biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia and recommends ways to develop scalable projects that tackle river pollution and support sustainable development.
Authors
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/SPR240254-2
- Dimensions
- 8.5x11
- ISBN
- 978-92-9270-755-2(print) 978-92-9270-756-9(PDF) 978-92-9270-757-6(e-book)
- Published in
- Philippines
- SKU
- SPR240254-2
- pages
- 142
Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- Tables, Figures, and Boxes 6
- Author Biographies 8
- Acknowledgments 10
- Abbreviations 11
- Executive Summary 13
- 1 Introduction 15
- 2 An Overview of the Pollution Status of Major Rivers in Southeast Asia 18
- 2.1 Major Rivers in Southeast Asia 20
- 2.2 Pollution Status of Major Rivers of Southeast Asia against Global Comparators 21
- 2.3 Major Sources of Pollution and Their Toxicity 25
- 2.4 Plastic Pollution 28
- 3 The Impact of Pollution 32
- 3.1 On Biodiversity 33
- 3.2 On Climate Change 34
- 3.3 On Livelihood and Health 35
- 4 Addressing Pollution: Global and Regional Insights 36
- 4.1 Nature-Based Solutions 38
- 4.2 Policy Measures 58
- 4.3 Institutional Arrangements 80
- 4.4 Financing Mechanisms 90
- 5 Recommendations for Southeast Asia and the Greater Mekong Subregion 118
- 5.1 Pursuing Steps to Catalyze River Health Projects 119
- 5.2 Developing Pilot Projects to Assess the Feasibility of Solutions 120
- 5.3 Support from ADB in Developing River Pilot Projects 121
- Appendixes 123
- 1: Key Features of Major Rivers in Southeast Asia 123
- 2: Pollution Recovery Highlights of Major European Rivers 127
- 3: Pollution Status Mapping—Areas Surveyed by River Basin 129
- 4: Addressing Pollution through Policy Measures 131
- 5: Key Learnings from the Knowledge Roundtable on River Basin Pollution 133
- 6: Knowledge Roundtable Project Development Exercise for Cities 138
