The Assistant Minister for Administration and Local Environment holds a series of meetings with international bodies to increase environmental and ecological cooperation.
The Assistant Minister for Local Administration and Environment for Environmental Affairs, Dr. Yosef Sharaf, held a series of meetings with UN bodies on the sidelines of the Conference of the Parties.
During his meeting with the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Program, Anaclaudia Rosbach, Sharaf discussed opportunities to increase cooperation in the areas of sustainable urban development, linking urban planning to climate change issues, and increasing the capacity of cities and human settlements to adapt to climate challenges and develop sustainable solutions.
The assistant minister spoke with the senior advisor in the environmental governance division of the United Nations Environment Program, Elizabeth Saylord, and with the head of the program's adaptation and resilience branch, Miri Atallah, about opportunities to increase cooperation in the areas of adaptation to climate change and environmental governance.
His third meeting with the regional infrastructure consultant at the United Nations Office for Project Services, Dr. Mona Al-Banna, discussed opportunities for cooperation in the field of infrastructure and examining possible areas of support for priority projects in Syria.