https://www.scmp.com/rss/515860/feed Elyssa Kaur Ludher is a Visiting Fellow with the Climate Change for Southeast Asia Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. She previously contributed to food policy research at the World Bank, Centre for Liveable Cities Singapore, and the Singapore Food Agency. Ludher served as the Singapore representative for Habitat III, as well as working in Cambodia between 2007 to 2011 focusing on rural development. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Elyssa Kaur Ludher,Angaindrankumar Gnanasagaran Elyssa Kaur Ludher,Angaindrankumar Gnanasagaran Few issues bind nations as tightly, or expose their weaknesses as starkly, as food security. As Malaysia and Singapore celebrate the launch of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), there is a rare opportunity to move beyond commercial ambition and sow the seeds of lasting food security for both countries. Formalised at the start of this year, the JS-SEZ has been widely celebrated as a catalyst for cross-border economic integration. But behind the promise of advanced manufacturing... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3322042/why-malaysia-and-singapore-must-make-food-security-priority-js-sez?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3322042/why-malaysia-and-singapore-must-make-food-security-priority-js-sez?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2025 04:00:10 +0000 Ocean acidification, the “evil twin” of global warming, presents a stern challenge to food security, particularly for Southeast Asians. Sweltering heatwaves have blanketed Southeast Asia and other regions recently. One contributing factor has been record-breaking ocean temperatures. Oceans have thus far absorbed the brunt of global warming, trapping 93 per cent of excess heat in the biosphere. Ocean warming, along with overfishing, has already caused fish stock depletion by between 15 and 35 per... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3223565/climate-changes-evil-twin-eating-away-southeast-asias-seafood-can-it-be-stopped?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3223565/climate-changes-evil-twin-eating-away-southeast-asias-seafood-can-it-be-stopped?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:30:09 +0000