Open AccessA sporting chance to fight haze
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo080i029p00318-03
Subject(s) - china , diplomacy , political science , haze , competition (biology) , action (physics) , action plan , southeast asia , east asia , geography , politics , history , meteorology , law , management , economics , ancient history , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
Sometimes sports can open up the way for politicians to take action. Several decades ago, ping‐pong diplomacy helped to ease tensions between China and the United States. Now, it appears that the upcoming Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games) also may be wielding some influence in policy making. Environment ministers from countries in the region and officials from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), hoping to keep the skies clear during the sporting competition in Brunei in August, on July 6 announced a plan to try to prevent forest fires and avert the dangerous levels of smog and haze that enveloped the region 2 years ago.