Singapore to Push for Stronger Action Against Haze as 2027 ASEAN Chair
The pact will take effect only after six ASEAN members ratify it, and Singapore will press for stronger regional action against haze-causing fires.
- Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu announced on Tuesday that Singapore will ratify the agreement to establish the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control in the next few days.
- The centre has been 24 years in development; it will legally come into force only after six ASEAN Member States ratify the establishment agreement.
- As it prepares to assume the ASEAN chairmanship in 2027, Singapore intends to work with regional partners to strengthen the implementation of the 2002 ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution.
- Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan has pledged to raise the pact's effectiveness at a foreign ministers' meeting in Manila on November 12, signalling broader regional prioritization.
- On Wednesday, the Singapore Parliament will debate amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, strengthening domestic enforcement against companies linked to forest fires and haze pollution.
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PressNewsAgencySingapore eyes regional haze control centre in Indonesia as Asean chair
Singapore will work with Asean member states to strengthen the implementation of an agreement on transboundary haze when it chairs the regional bloc next year, the country’s environment minister said on Tuesday. It will also work with the bloc to establish the Asean Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control in Indonesia, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu. In response to questions in parliament, …
Singapore to ratify long-delayed Asean haze centre agreement ahead of
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said Singapore will ratify the treaty creating Asean’s haze coordination centre within days, and work to strengthen the region’s haze agreement when it chairs the bloc in 2027.
Singapore will push for stronger action against transboundary haze as ASEAN chair in 2027, says minister
SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Singapore will work with ASEAN member states to strengthen the implementation of an agreement on transboundary haze when it chairs the regional bloc next year, the country’s environment minister said on Tuesday. It will also work with the bloc to establish the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control in Indonesia, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu. • In respon…
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