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October 29, 2009 23:52 PM
Asean Environment Ministers Set Up Working Group On Climate Change
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Asean environment ministers have established a working group to promote closer and deeper regional cooperation on climate change.
The group, set up at the 11th Asean Ministerial Meeting on the Environment held in Singapore today, would also respond effectively to global efforts in addressing climate change issues, said a statement issued by the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry here.
The statement also said that the ministers discussed the efforts taken on addressing land and forest fires and the transboundary haze pollution issue in light of the moderate intensity El Nino event by the end of this year.
It said the ministers adopted a mechanism to ensure coordinated efforts among member countries to control tanker desludging activities at sea and to promote proper disposal of tanker sludge at approved disposal facilities.
The ministers are scheduled to meet with their counterparts from China, Japan and South Korea at the 8th Asean Plus Three Environment Ministers Meeting tomorrow to discuss regional and global environmental issues.
They will meet again in 2010 at the 12th Informal Asean Ministerial Meeting on the Environment in Brunei.
-- BERNAMA
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