Cooperation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be critical to complement and scale up efforts by each member nations, said a recent article published on the Jakarta Post.
The 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings took place virtually from November 12-15. ASEAN leaders agreed to issue the Chairman's Statement of the 37th ASEAN Summit at the end of the event.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the World Bank (WB) - the trustee agency of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) - signed an Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA) at a ceremony on October 22.
Vinamilk has both focused on solutions to develop the milch cow breeding in terms of scale, productivity and technology, and building a sustainable future of the breeding industry with a system of dairy cow farms nationwide as a core.
The ASEAN Secretariat has hosted an online conference to strengthen efforts, coordination and preparation for tackling transboundary haze pollution, which is predicted to peak in August and September.
Canada has committed aid worth over 228 million USD for fiscal years 2018–2019 through 2022–2023 to the seventh replenishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to advance climate action in developing countries.
The UN Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat) is willing to cooperate with Vietnam in urgent issues such as plastic waste and preservation of ancient cities, said Maimunah Mohd Sharif, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Habitat.
A meeting was held in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on June 17 to respond to the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCD).
Japan’s experience in land management was introduced at a workshop held in Hanoi on December 8 within the framework of the “initiative and research on Japan-ASEAN strategic policy on land management institution” programme.
Experiences of civil society organisations in promoting peace and
security in Asia and Europe are shared at a two-day workshop which
opened in Hanoi on September 9, which brought together
representatives from Asian and European organisations.
A workshop was held in the central province of Quang Nam on March 25 to
review the implementation of the project Land Use and Climate Change
Interactions (LUCCI) in the Vu Gia-Thu Bon basin.
The ninth Asia-Europe People’s Forum opened in Vientiane, Laos
on October 16 with the participation of about 800 representatives of
people’s organisations and movements in the two continents.
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