Tag Arhcives : Coastal and Marine Environment

• Publication - Comprehensive Programme of Action to Promote Cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Russian Federation 2005-2015

  This Comprehensive Programme of Action is aimed at fostering and diversifying mutually advantageous cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Russian Federation and implementing the goals and objectives set forth in the Joint Declaration of the Heads of State/Government of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Head of State of the Russian Federation on Progressive and Comprehensive Partnership signed on 13 December 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,

• Publication - Joint Declaration The Eleventh ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting Karlsruhe, 22-23 September 1994

  1 . The 11th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held on 22-23 September 1994 in Karlsruhe, under the co-chairmanship of Germany and Singapore. The Ministers had a comprehensive and constructive exchange of views on a number of political, security, economic and other issues. The meeting was held in an atmosphere of mutual confidence and understanding. 2. The Ministers reviewed significant developments in EU ASEAN r

• News - Joint Media Release: ASEAN and UNOPS sign Agreement to Combat Marine Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia

  JAKARTA, 15 September 2022 — ASEAN and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have signed an agreement at the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) to support ASEAN Member States (AMS) in combating     marine plastic pollution through the joint implementation of the World Bank’s US$20 million grant project: Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP).   The five-year project aims to reduce plastic consumption

• News - Joint Media Statement: ASEAN-US Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate

  ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate 24 August 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR   JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT   ASEAN Member States (AMS) met with the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 24 August 2023 for the first ASEAN-U.S. Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change. The Ministerial Dialogue was co-chaired by Bounkham Vorachit, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao

• Publication - JOINT PRESS STATEMENT 15th ASEAN-US Dialogue 24-25 May 2000

  1. The Fifteenth ASEAN-US Dialogue was held on 24-25 May 2000 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2. The Meeting was attended by delegations from the Governments and private sectors of ASEAN member countries and the US. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Datuk Abdul Kadir Mohamad, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and H.E. Mr. Ralph L. Boyce, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State. Dr. Suthad Setboonsarng, the Deputy Secretary General o

• Publication - Marine Protected Areas in Southeast Asia

  The Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of nine member countries of ASEAN were reviewed. These countries are Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia , Malaysia , Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand and Viet Nam . The publication notes that although the ASEAN region hosts some of the most extensive coastlines and diverse coral reefs in the world, its natural resources remain the most highly threatened. Several issues pertaining to MPAs of each country were thus assessed and their management concerns

• Publication - Maritime Sector Developments in ASEAN, by H.R. Vitasa and Nararya Soeprapto

  ASEAN member countries widely recognize that transport is among the key catalysts for socio-economic development and international competitiveness, in view of its role as a critical logistics and services support sector. Transport is an important pillar for ASEAN’s economic integration, especially in linking ASEAN closely together and in binding the ASEAN community that is vital for the future. Infrastructure facilities, principally in transport, communications and energy, are the lifeblood

• News - Media Release of 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution

  1.  The 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution were held on 23–24 August 2023 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meetings acknowledged the achievements and progress of regional cooperation efforts in addressing a number of environmental issues.   2.  The Meeting commended Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship priorities to foster regional cooperation in a

• Publication - Media Release of 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution

  1.  The 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution were held on 23–24 August 2023 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meetings acknowledged the achievements and progress of regional cooperation efforts in addressing a number of environmental issues.   2.  The Meeting commended Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship priorities to foster regional cooperation in a

• Publication - Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace, Progress and Shared Prosperity

  Political and Security Cooperation 1.1 Political 1.1.1 Foster closer cooperation and consultation between our delegations on reforming and democratising the United Nations and the institutions under the United Nations System by making them more reflective of the contemporary realities, and especially in the World Trade Organisation and other Bretton Woods institutions, so as to articulate the aspirations of the developing countries for equitable treatment a

• Event - Regional Training Workshop on the Development of National Action Plan on Marine Debris and Evidence-based Policy Making for Sound Solid Waste Management in ASEAN Member States (AMS)

  The Regional Training Workshop on the Development of National Action Plan on Marine Debris and Evidence-based Policy Making for Sound Solid Waste Management in AMS will be held on 26-28 September 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, co-organised by IGES, IDEA, Geoinformatics Center (GIC)/Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and ecommit, The Workshop is part of the implementation of the project titled Strengthening Capacity for Marine Debris Reduction in ASEAN region through formulation of National Action

• Publication - The ASEAN-Japan Plan of Action

  The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been making efforts to enhance its economic competitiveness by sustaining economic growth and strengthening regional integration while at the same time expanding and deepening economic interdependence outside the region. Economic interdependence between ASEAN and Japan has been steadily increasing, making ASEAN Japan’s second largest trade partner. Private direct investment from Japan to ASEAN Member Countries over the past ten years has r

• Event - The Third Meeting of The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution

  The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), is scheduled to take place from 13 to 19 November 2023 at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

• Event - Training on Capacity Development for ASEAN Member States on Identification and Differentiation of Spilled Oil and Tarballs

  Organiser: International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer (ICETT)

• Event - UN 2023 Water Conference

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