Transboundary Pollution: Arrival of the Haze Refugee?

• Main Authors: Nair, Tamara, Chong, Alan
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80864; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38953
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The ‘climate refugee’ is not a new phenomenon. We are most likely set to see thousands displaced within their own countries or across borders as a result of adverse weather in future. This year’s forest fires of Indonesia might be a harbinger. We need to be prepared for such forms of evacuation, res...