Civic Engagement in Asia

This book confronts issues relating to climate change and sustainable development innovations in Asia, with attention to key issues and applications in terms of advocacy, governance, citizen science, tradition, faith, leadership, and education. With contributions by 31 leading thinkers from countries in Asia, the book presents issues and poses potential solutions for sustainable development, responding to questions relating to problems prioritized by non-state actors for civic engagement. It also puts forward key strategies and methods used for civic engagement. Drawing from diverse sets of practical and scholarly experience and expertise in geographical and social arenas, authors draw from real-time engagement with specific peoples, often associated with civil society organizations, and conduct an exploration of the essential issue of what the world means in the context of different cultures, thus constructively fusing the two key themes of ecology and anthropology. In doing so, this book enables new ways of thinking about human relationships with nature, relating rich and diverse examples of transformative learning. Co-published with Indonesian press OBOR, this is a vital collection for practitioners and researchers working in areas of ecology, sustainable development, human ecology, governance, geography, environmental science and post-neoliberal economics, particularly in an Asian context.

1 Building Livelihood Soverignty for the Mekong Region - Tran Thi Lan.- 2 Building Recognition for the Resource Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities - Antoinette G. Royo, Andhika Vega Praputra, Joan Jamisolamin, Neni Rochaeni.- 3 The Heartware of Ecological Sustainability in the Asian Context- Dicky Sofjan.- 4 Transformative Learning for Thailand's Small-scale Farmers - Supa Yaimuang.- 5 The Role of Citizen Science in Policy Advocacy & Building Just and Ecologically Sustainable Communities in Thailand - Penchom Saetang.- 6 Creating an Enabling Environment for Lao Youth to Engage with the Community Development Process - Khamphoui Saythalat.- 7 How Biodiversity and Culture can Fuel economic Prosperity: the Case of Traditional Textile artisans of East Sumba, Indonesia - Chandra Kirana.- 8 Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of a Community in Quezon City, Philippines - Nestor Castro.- 9 Facilitating Household-level Biogas Production: a Case Study From the Indonesian Island of Lombok - Niken Arumdati.- 10 Urban Reform in Indonesia - Ahmad Rifai.- 11 A Decade of Fighting Box Jellyfish Health Issues - Lakkana Thaikruea.- 12 Citizens' Initiatives in the Fukushima Radiation Disaster: Measuring and Sharing Fukushima - Mariko Komatsu.- 13 Democracy in the Wake of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster- Hiroko Aihar.- 14 Fighting Slavery in Southeast Asian Waters -Sompong Srakaew and Patima Tungpuchayakul.- 15 Female-driven climate and Environmental Action: Champions from Pakistan - Areej Riaz.- 16 Development Challenges in Papua and West Papua- Alex Rumaseb.- 17 In These Troubled Times, Could Every Classroom Become a Site of Transformation? The Story of the SENS Program - Theodore Mayer.- 18 SENS and Its Impacts on Me: A Reflection from Karbi Anglong- Sabin Rongpipi .- 19 SENSing the Truth amidst a Crisis at the Personal, Social, and Environmental Crisis Levels: Learnings andContributions towards Sustainable Development in India in India - Mahesh Amandkar.- 20 Sustainability and communities of faith: Islam and environmentalism in Indonesia - Fachruddin Majeri Mangunjaya & Ibrahim Ozdemier.- 21 Policy Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development in Malaysia: A Reflection- Hezri Adnan.- 22 Step by Step from Cambodia Towards ASEAN - Heng Monychenda.- 23 Civic Engagement for a Just and Sustainable ASEAN- Erna Witoelar..- 24 Reflections on Civic Engagement and Key Issues raised in this volume- Chheang Vannarith, Maung Maung Yin, Theodore Mayer.