S’pore will work with ASEAN members to establish haze centre, tackle root causes of haze: Grace Fu
This centre will be based in Indonesia.
Singapore plans to collaborate with ASEAN members to create a regional centre for managing transboundary haze pollution, according to Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu, during the country's 2027 ASEAN chairmanship. The proposed centre, based in Indonesia, aims to enhance cooperation in addressing land and forest fires and the resulting haze, which are primarily caused by slash-and-burn agricultural practices in Indonesia.
Fu emphasized that the establishment of this centre, known as the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control, would require six ASEAN member states to ratify the agreement. Singapore intends to ratify the legally-binding ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, which was signed in 2002, as soon as possible and urges other ASEAN countries to do the same.
The centre will facilitate the exchange of firefighting technology, expertise, and resources, as well as manage regional emergency assistance requests.
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