Be heard in global environment discussions, Asean environment ministers urged


LANGKAWI: Asean has to take a stronger stance in global climate change discussions to ensure the region’s multilateral environmental agreements remain relevant, says Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

“We hope to strengthen regional cooperation on key environmental priorities through deeper cross-sectoral collaboration, especially among AMME, Asean Senior Officials on Environment (ASOEN) and sectoral bodies under Asean,” the acting Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister said in his opening speech while chairing the 18th Asean Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME-18) here on Wednesday (Sept 3).

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