South and Southeast Asia Region

Asia’s economic growth has brought a wave of new international trade agreements, including with the European Union. Proponents claim these deals help people in the Global South, but they are often based on starvation wages and exploitation, keeping profits in the hands of the corporate world and pushing local people further into poverty and inequality. 11.11.11 fights together with its partners for fair trade, so that everyone can participate.

The current fiscal model perpetuates inequality. Governments cut taxes on corporate profits to make their economies more attractive. But the losers are the governments themselves, who have less money to invest in essential services such as renewable energy, employment and the climate crisis. And the population, of course. Together with our partners, we stand up for fair taxation.

Extreme heat, water scarcity, floods. Asian countries and their most vulnerable inhabitants, such as women, farmers or indigenous peoples, are among the biggest victims of the climate crisis. Yet they are the least responsible for it. Together with our partners, we fight for climate justice. We sit at the negotiating tables to conclude new climate agreements and take action to put pressure. Our partner APMDD leads the international NGO coalition for climate justice and joins in banging on the table at the annual climate summit.

Our partners are pushing for policy with regional and international bodies such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). They also support national networks working on climate, trade and finance, and engage in cross-regional agenda setting.