Singapore to push for stronger action against haze as 2027 ASEAN chair
Singapore will ratify an agreement to establish a regional haze control centre in Indonesia, after Jakarta declined its offer of firefighting assistance in October.
Singapore plans to push for stronger action against haze pollution as it assumes the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2027, according to Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu. The country will ratify an agreement to establish a regional haze control center in Indonesia, pending ratification by six member states. Singapore will also work with other ASEAN states to strengthen the implementation of the transboundary haze agreement and take steps to address the root causes of haze, such as sustainable land and peatland management.
The ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, ratified in 2002, is the region's first legally binding pact on the issue.
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