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Issue no. 3 | 2022

Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey 2022

By Assoc. Prof. Dr Helena Varkkey
The ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore has been energy options for Malaysia during its sustainability
conducting the Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey for transition.
the past three years to gauge the perceptions of the
Southeast Asian citizens on various aspects of climate The Southeast Asia Climate Outlook: 2022 Survey Report is
change. This year, AP Dr Helena Varkkey, from the the most representative and up-to-date survey focusing on
Department of International and Strategic Studies, was the region for this subject. Responses were gathered from
invited to act as a panellist during the survey’s launch on 8 1,386 respondents from ten Southeast Asian countries
September 2022. (excluding Timor Leste) this year.

The launch was moderated by Ms Sharon Seah, Senior The full report is available to download at Southeast Asia
Fellow and Coordinator of the Institute’s Climate Change Climate Outlook: 2022 Survey Report - ISEAS-Yusof Ishak
in Southeast Asia Programme under the ASEAN Studies Institute.
Centre. Other panellists included Professor Indra Overland
from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Ms It is an essential reading for academics, researchers and
Johanna Son from Reporting ASEAN. analysts working on climate, environmental, and
sustainability issues in Southeast Asia. The findings are
Dr Helena was also invited to share her views on the survey divided into four broad areas:
on Astro AWANI on the AWANI Global program on (1) Perceptions on Climate Change Issues,
Saturday, 10 September. During this discussion, several (2) Perceptions of Climate Policies and Actions,
Malaysia-focused results were unpacked in more detail, (3) Perceptions of Energy Transitions and Food Security,
including a discussion on the viability of climate change as and
an election issue and the potential for specific alternative (4) Perceptions of International Climate Cooperation.

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