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Integrated approaches to climate protection and air quality improvement in Southeast Asia/Mekong riparian states With a population of more than 320 million, the Mekong region, comprising Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam, is regularly affected by large-scale transboundary air pollution. This is due to slash-and-burn clearing during the dry season in agriculture and forestry. The air pollution associated with this practice poses a risk to human health, the climate, agricultural yields and, as a result, to national economies in the region too. There is therefore a need for measures that promote regional coordination of political, regulatory and technical approaches to air pollution control and climate protection. Objective Air quality and climate protection has improved in the Mekong riparian states thanks to transboundary coordination of political, regulatory and technical approaches against climate-impacting air pollutants. |
