Bangkok Post – Six-point plan for a better region

US expert lays out sustainability path

Countries in the region must improve education, healthcare, energy transformation, agriculture, urban infrastructure and digital platforms to achieve sustainability, according to a US expert.

“Asean countries are already in a better position. Not only because you are in one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, but you are also equipped with clean energy sources and have the know-how, technology and human capacity to achieve sustainability,” Jeffrey D Sachs, a professor at Columbia University and director of the UN Sustainable Development Solution Network, told a convention in Bangkok.

However, a detailed plan…