The fourth ASEAN-Japan dialogue on environment cooperation opened in Hanoi on August 5 as part of the 21st meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN).
The two sides reviewed the implementation of their joint projects and proposed new cooperative programmes, including developing environmentally-sustainable cities in ASEAN member countries.
They also discussed how to improve management capacity in order to preserve and use biodiversity in a sustainable way, which is part of a project approved by the Japanese government on July 7, 2010.
The annual ASOEN reviews cooperative activities in the region and discusses orientation and measures to deal with environmental issues in the region and the world, as well as new commitments./.
The two sides reviewed the implementation of their joint projects and proposed new cooperative programmes, including developing environmentally-sustainable cities in ASEAN member countries.
They also discussed how to improve management capacity in order to preserve and use biodiversity in a sustainable way, which is part of a project approved by the Japanese government on July 7, 2010.
The annual ASOEN reviews cooperative activities in the region and discusses orientation and measures to deal with environmental issues in the region and the world, as well as new commitments./.
