ABSTRACT
The Indo-pacific region is becoming a fulcrum of growing environmental concerns with widespread political and security implications. The region is comprised of a diverse range of countries with varying levels of economic growth, a diverse range of socio-political systems and myriad environmental problems, making it difficult to make sweeping generalisations. However, one can discern some common concerns, especially as an ecological zone, which encompasses shared waters, maritime resources, oceanic currents, weather patterns and climatic conditions. At the same time, the wider political implications of environmental problems in the region such as water scarcity, hazardous waste, air pollution, sea level rise, global warming, food security and climate change, etc. cannot be overstated. Temporarily speaking, environmental problems faced by countries in the Indo-Pacific region have political ramifications in the immediate, medium and long term while spatially such ramifications are likely to go beyond the region and impact the world as a whole.
