Building back better through circular economy - opportunities for ASEAN countries

The vision of a circular economy, requiring fewer natural resources and generating less waste, is attracting growing attention, from both governments and the private sector. This article introduces the circular economy concept and explains its role in wider sustainable development, in particular its relevance for low- and middle-income countries. It shows how circular economy approaches could help ease some of the tensions that exist between different sustainable development objectives, such as between different goals and targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The article then looks at Southeast Asia by reviewing how the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have incorporated circular economy approaches into national policies and how the concept is gradually being mainstreamed into the ASEAN regional cooperation framework.

• Übergeordnetes Werk / Enthalten in
  Climate Change and Sustainable Development

• Band / Heft
  Bd. 2021 (2021), 28, Seite 38-50

• Sprache
  Deutsch , Englisch