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On 7 October, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launched its first State of Climate Change Report ahead of the global climate change conference in the UK. The report provides an overall outlook on the state of climate change in the ASEAN region and makes reference to the The Regional Action Plan for the ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHP) 2016–2020; an important nature conservation plan which stipulates seven goals, strategic actions, and specific activities to implement the actions and notes that there is a new plan under development.
On September 21, tourism ministers of the ASEAN countries issued a joint media statement affirming their commitment in implementing The Post-COVID-19 Recovery Plan for ASEAN Tourism. It follows the publication of a study earlier in September of the Study on the Impact of COVID-19, and Recommendations for Policies and Best Practices for the Post-COVID-19 Recovery Plan (that was commissioned by the ministers in December 2020) that makes several recommendations related to culture, including related to cultural industries (as part of creative economy) “in particular, crafts, artisanal goods and services, performances and exhibitions that are related to tourism”. It also recalls the Strategic Plan for Culture and Arts that aims to “harness the contribution of the creative industries towards innovations, generating livelihoods and supporting economic development in the ASEAN Member States”.
The ASEAN City of Culture for 2021-2022 was officially launched Siem Reap town, Cambodia, by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in collaboration with the a body tasked with managing the Angkor Archaeological Park. The ASEAN City of Culture movement began in 2008 and aims to strengthen ASEAN identity and increase the prominence of ASEAN inside and outside the region by celebrating Southeast Asian arts and culture.
The Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science in September convened a virtual event entitled ”Vaka Moana – Weaving Traditional and Modern Science to Understand Current and Future Ocean Conditions”, during which Pacific Islanders shared their experiences and the value of using both traditional knowledge and modern science in their day-to-day life.
On September 21, tourism ministers of the ASEAN countries issued a joint media statement affirming their commitment in implementing The Post-COVID-19 Recovery Plan for ASEAN Tourism. It follows the publication of a study earlier in September of the Study on the Impact of COVID-19, and Recommendations for Policies and Best Practices for the Post-COVID-19 Recovery Plan (that was commissioned by the ministers in December 2020) that makes several recommendations related to culture, including related to cultural industries (as part of creative economy) “in particular, crafts, artisanal goods and services, performances and exhibitions that are related to tourism”. It also recalls the Strategic Plan for Culture and Arts that aims to “harness the contribution of the creative industries towards innovations, generating livelihoods and supporting economic development in the ASEAN Member States”.
The ASEAN City of Culture for 2021-2022 was officially launched Siem Reap town, Cambodia, by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in collaboration with the a body tasked with managing the Angkor Archaeological Park. The ASEAN City of Culture movement began in 2008 and aims to strengthen ASEAN identity and increase the prominence of ASEAN inside and outside the region by celebrating Southeast Asian arts and culture.
The Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science in September convened a virtual event entitled ”Vaka Moana – Weaving Traditional and Modern Science to Understand Current and Future Ocean Conditions”, during which Pacific Islanders shared their experiences and the value of using both traditional knowledge and modern science in their day-to-day life.
28 October 2021
Last update:20 April 2023
