Ms Elyssa Kaur Ludher is a Visiting Fellow with the Climate Change for Southeast Asia Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. Prior to joining, Ms Ludher contributed to food policy research at the World Bank, Centre for Liveable Cities Singapore, and the Singapore Food Agency. She served as the Singapore representative for Habitat III, as well as working in Cambodia between 2007 to 2011 focusing on rural development.
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Articles by Elyssa Kaur Ludher (29)
Southeast Asia’s Food-Security Worries Are Falling, But Not the Risks
Elyssa Kaur Ludher
Across the region, concerns about food security are easing. But the region’s food security is structural, and the risks have to be mitigated.
One Shock Too Many: Why Southeast Asia’s El Niño Response Must Be Different
Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Paul Teng
ASEAN countries need to brace themselves for a “super” El Niño weather phenomenon.
Chokepoint in the Gulf: What the US-Israeli War on Iran Means For Southeast Asia’s Food Security
Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Paul Teng
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz could push ASEAN’s farmers and food prices to the brink, but the region has options to ease some of the pressure.
Women Farmers: First Defenders of a Warming Southeast Asia
Elyssa Kaur Ludher
Ahead of Women’s Day in the International Year of the Woman Farmer, an envisioning of how Southeast Asia can improve the lot of its women farmers in a warming world.
COP30: Highlighting the Importance of the Agri-food and Forestry Sectors in Southeast Asia
Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Paul Teng
ASEAN member states can work together to strengthen their national agri-food sectors, building on the outcomes of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.