Asia to face major environmental issues by 2030

The major environmental problems which confront Asia are grouped under four themes: water management, deforestation and land degradation, air pollution, and climate change.
Marine ecosystems and resources, biodiversity, waste management, and other issues are also important, but the four areas above present the most pressing challenges to Asia’s development over the next two decades.
The challenge of water management is illustrated by dam construction on the Mekong River and groundwater extraction in India.
The challenge of deforestation and land degradation is illustrated by case studies on deforestation in Indonesia and afforestation programs.
The challenge of air pollution is illustrated by regulatory reforms of air pollutants in Delhi, indoor air pollution and improved cook stoves, and the Indonesian deforestation case.
Climate change crosses all of the above challenges and associated cases, and is also the focus of a section covering climate change mitigation. 

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough&Polished