Singapore to promote ASEAN to establish coordination center to prevent transboundary haze Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 3. Singapore's Minister of Sustainable Development and Environment, Poo Hien, said on the 3rd that Singapore will promote the implementation of the ASEAN Transboundary Haze Pollution Agreement during its tenure as the ASEAN Round Chair in 2027, and will work with other member states to promote the establishment of the ASEAN Center for Transboundary Haze Prevention and ASEAN Transboundary Haze Pollution Coordination. Fu Haiyan spoke about the above plan when answering questions from MPs that day. She said several ASEAN member states have indicated they will raise the issue of transboundary haze at regional meetings. "Singapore supports these discussions and will share how Singapore intends to hold companies accountable for haze." At the same time, Singapore is committed to promoting the establishment of a coordination center in Indonesia to strengthen cooperation and coordination in forest fire control and transboundary haze management. Fu Haiyan said the Singapore government will submit a letter of approval for the establishment of the coordination center to ASEAN in the coming days, and Singapore "strongly recommends" other ASEAN countries do the same. Indonesia recently suffered from the worst forest fires in the last decade. The haze spread to neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor, resulting in severe air pollution in the neighboring countries. Schools were closed and people's outdoor activities were restricted. On October 27, Indonesia and Singapore announced the establishment of a joint working group to jointly manage transboundary haze issues. Southeast Asian countries will discuss transboundary haze management at the ASEAN summit later this month. In fact, transboundary haze has plagued Southeast Asian countries for many years. In response to the recurring transboundary haze, ASEAN member states signed the ASEAN Transboundary Haze Pollution Agreement in 2002 to strengthen cooperation among member states in fire prevention, monitoring and joint emergency response.

Singapore to promote ASEAN to establish coordination center to prevent transboundary haze Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 3. Singapore's Minister of Sustainable Development and Environment, Poo Hien, said on the 3rd that Singapore will promote the implementation of the ASEAN Transboundary Haze Pollution Agreement during its tenure as the ASEAN Round Chair in 2027, and will work with other member states to promote the establishment of the ASEAN Center for Transboundary Haze Prevention and ASEAN Transboundary Haze Pollution Coordination. Fu Haiyan spoke about the above plan when answering questions from MPs that day. She said several ASEAN member states have indicated they will raise the issue of transboundary haze at regional meetings. "Singapore supports these discussions and will share how Singapore intends to hold companies accountable for haze." At the same time, Singapore is committed to promoting the establishment of a coordination center in Indonesia to strengthen cooperation and coordination in forest fire control and transboundary haze management. Fu Haiyan said the Singapore government will submit a letter of approval for the establishment of the coordination center to ASEAN in the coming days, and Singapore "strongly recommends" other ASEAN countries do the same. Indonesia recently suffered from the worst forest fires in the last decade. The haze spread to neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor, resulting in severe air pollution in the neighboring countries. Schools were closed and people's outdoor activities were restricted. On October 27, Indonesia and Singapore announced the establishment of a joint working group to jointly manage transboundary haze issues. Southeast Asian countries will discuss transboundary haze management at the ASEAN summit later this month. In fact, transboundary haze has plagued Southeast Asian countries for many years. In response to the recurring transboundary haze, ASEAN member states signed the ASEAN Transboundary Haze Pollution Agreement in 2002 to strengthen cooperation among member states in fire prevention, monitoring and joint emergency response.