Interim Results of a Study on The Economic Value of Haze Damages in SE Asia
"Since October 1997, WWF-Indonesia and EEPSEA (1) have been undertaking a study to assess the economic value of the damage caused by the 1997 haze. The work is carried out by WWF members and academic researchers in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, with methodological advice from international resource persons. The purpose of the study is to estimate the economic value of losses caused by forest fires and haze. A briefing note explaining the purpose and coverage of the study was submitted to ASEAN in December 1997.
This report presents estimates of short-term haze-related damages in the three countries. It does not include the additional damages suffered by Indonesia as the direct result of the fires (e.g. loss of plantation crops and timber). These are the subject of ongoing study and will be included in a subsequent report.
| Damage | Indonesia | Malaysia | Singapore | Total | |||
| Rp | USD | RM | USD | SGD | USD | USD | |
| Short-Term Health Damages | 2,310,000 | 924 | 20.1 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 935.7 |
| Industrial Production Losses | U | U | 393.5 | 157.4 | N | N | 157.4 |
| Tourism | 176,000 | 70.4 | 318.5 | 127.4 | 81.8 | 58.4 | 256.2 |
| Airline & Airport Losses | 44,000 | 17.6 | .5 | .2 | .6 | .4 | 18.2 |
| Fishing | U | U | 40.6 | 16.2 | N | N | 16.2 |
| Cloud Seeding | U | U | 2.1 | .8 | N | N | .8 |
| Total | 2,530,000 | 1,012 | 794.3 | 310.0 | 87.6 | 62.5 | 1,384.5 |