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Chapter 9
Kanchanaburi storm: Climate
change is expected to lead to fiercer storms, and storm surges. ©James
Fahn
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Chapter 9 looks at how the countries of Southeast Asia view global issues.
A Thai technocrat has taken over the World Trade Organization, and his views, along with
those
of most of the South, contrast starkly with those of green groups and anti-globalization
protestors in the Nor
th. Conflict is also brewing over the effort to protect
biodiversity. Many NGOs in developing countries are irate over an apparent
double standard: while the South’s rich biological resources are spirited
away through “biopiracy”, the North demands protection of its
biotechnology through intellectual property rights. But the most difficult
North-South clash to overcome may be over how to prevent climate change,
as disputes over the role of the developing world have effectively hamstrung
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