This topic is about the politics of environment and the major environmental issues and debates in countries of the Asian region, with a focus on India, Southeast Asia, China and Japan. Asian countries have some of the fastest economic growth rates in the world, with long term environmental consequences. What are the causes and social impacts of coastal ecological degradation, deforestation of tropical rain forests, and water and air pollution in the context of rapid urbanisation and what policies are being implemented to cope with these problems? How have the environmental impacts of large dams, large mines and tourism affected people's livelihoods? What is being done by governments and environmental NGOs to clean up the mess? How have Asian cultural and religious belief systems influenced the environment in Asian countries?
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