Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey 2023 by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute highlights declining views of climate change as a threat, calls for energy transition and regional food security concerns.

Singapore, 21 September 2023 – In June and July 2023, the world experienced record high temperaturesduring these months in 174 years. Southeast Asia was not spared, with heatwaves across the region in thefirst part of the year. Against this background, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute undertook its fourth annual survey on Southeast Asians’ attitudes and perceptions towards climate change issues and shared the findings during the report launch this morning. The most surprising finding of this year’s survey is that even though Southeast Asians experienced majorfloods, heatwaves and droughts this year and recognised climate change as the predominant cause, there