Bangkok (VNA), Jan. 23 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs to prioritise the quality of education and public health , implement clean energy transition, adopt sustainable agriculture practices, improve urban planning and accelerate digitalisation to achieve sustainable development.

Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Centre for S us tainable Development at Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, made the suggestions at a workshop on a green ASEAN held in Bangkok, Thailand.

He said ASEAN is among the fastest-growing regions globally as the bloc is equipped with clean energy, technology, expertise and know-how to reach sustainable development. A well-educated y...