As human populations grow, societal demands led to aquatic ecosystems degradation and vulnerabilities. In this paper, we identified several drivers to the impairment of water bodies in ASEAN, which are partly influenced by socio-economic activities of the nations, the morphometry, and watershed of the selected lake basins. There are barriers in managing these ecosystems, including fragmented management and administration, a lack of intersectoral coordination and governance, insufficient enforcement measures, and limited resources. A multi-dimensional approach is required to achieve a balance between environment, economy, and social needs, so that a resilience water body could be conserved. To achieve this, it is imperative and timely for the governments to include the inland waters as a prominent resource in the national water agenda, considering the present Decade for Ecosystem Restoration.

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东盟国家的湖泊管理：问题与挑战

随着人口的增长，社会需求导致水生生态系统退化和脆弱。在本文中，我们确定了东盟水体受损的几个驱动因素，这些驱动因素部分受到各国社会经济活动、所选湖盆的形态测量和流域的影响。这些生态系统的管理存在管理和行政分散、缺乏部门间协调和治理、执法措施不足、资源有限等障碍。需要采取多维方法来实现环境、经济和社会需求之间的平衡，从而保护具有复原力的水体。为了实现这一目标，考虑到当前的生态系统恢复十年，各国政府必须及时将内陆水域作为重要资源纳入国家水议程。