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Cities in #AsiaPacific are taking action locally to tackle the growing problem of #airpollution.
Here’s what they shared with us: https://t.co/zZaxd3iZoE
#ENVCom7 #SDG11 #SDG3
The issues of environment and development are complementary; thus we can and should work with other stakeholders to build consistent regulations in these areas - Remi Lambert, Deputy Head of Mission @FRenThailande. #ENVCom7
Women, children, youth, indigenous peoples and vulnerable communities... the real victims of #climatechange and environmental degradation need to be taken into consideration as far as resources and financing is concerned - Meena Bilgi, @AP_RCEM. #EnvCom7
It's all interconnected -- "Development should be achieved through environmental sustainability because nature provides us with the most needed resources to basically enable development" - Vice Minister @ZulfiyaSuleimen, #Kazakhstan. #ENVCom7
#Mongolia has played a key role in the deliberation and reaching consensus on the #EnvCom7 ministerial declaration and regional action programme on #airpollution. In our bilateral meeting today, I thanked Minister Bat-Ulzii Bat-Erdene for this active support to protect our planet
Welcomed #Fiji Ambassador @amena_yauvoli on his first visit to @UNESCAP and also his gracious agreement to Chair the #EnvCom7 senior officials segment this week. We discussed ways in which Fiji & the #Pacific can strengthen its role in ESCAP & likewise ESCAP in the subregion.
Successful close of #EnvCom7 with an #AsiaPacific Ministerial Declaration to ramp up #climateaction and protect our #environment. I thanked Vice Minister Vilaykham Phosalath for #LaoPDR's support in its adoption and following up on its recommendations towards a sustainable future
The challenges are serious, but I believe that the #AsiaPacific region has great potential to show leadership in building a sustainable future by building on our strong scientific and technological capacity. #EnvCom7
Our region faces 3 critical environmental challenges:
🚲 Need for low-carbon transformations
🌿 Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation
💨 Increased air pollution
- @UN_Armida, Executive Secretary of @UNESCAP, at this morning's Ministerial Segment of #EnvCom7
#EnvCom7 closes with a ministerial declaration renewing region's commitments to #climateaction, sustainable #urban development, the protection of ecosystems and #oceans, and implementing environmental rights principles.
Read the declaration here: https://t.co/PU0zedE3vS
"#Kazakhstan is exposed to climate risks. The glaciers providing the country with water have shrunk by 30%. In 2020 we pledged to be carbon neutral by 2060."
- Zulfiya Suleimenova, Vice Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
#EnvCom7
#Airpollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of the region. Regional cooperation is needed to reduce air pollution and improve air quality.
- Bat-Ulzii Bat-Erdene, Minister of Environment and Tourism of #Mongolia
#EnvCom7
"Good urbanization will not happen without job creation, improving the quality of life for citizens, protecting the urban environment, & addressing climate change."
- Vilaykham Phosalath, Vice Minister of Public Works and Transport, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
#EnvCom7
Our region faces 3 critical environmental challenges:
🚲 Need for low-carbon transformations
🌿 Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation
💨 Increased air pollution
- @UN_Armida, Executive Secretary of @UNESCAP, at this morning's Ministerial Segment of #EnvCom7
Youths, high-level officials and various other stakeholders gathered yesterday for the 5th #AsiaPacific Day for the Ocean, an #EnvCom7 dialogue on the future of the region's oceans.
#SaveOurOcean
With #SDG11 under review in 2023, the focus on urbanization and localizing climate actions, provides momentum for a strong start to the UrbanACT project, implemented by @UNESCAP, @giz_gmbh & @uclgaspac. A lively chat on this with Deputy Ambassador @HansUSuedbeck at #EnvCom7.
Engaging chat with Vice Minister @zulfiyasuleiman about #Kazakhstan's exemplary national Climate Neutrality Strategy. I reiterated ESCAP's readiness to collaborate, provide capacity development support inc under our upcoming #EnvCom7 declaration and regional action programme
#Airpollution is an #AsiaPacific problem & requires a regional solution.
#Mongolia & the #Maldives hosted an #EnvCom7 event inviting ESCAP member states to commit to a partnership for improved air quality management in the region.
#CleanAirforAll
Everything we need to be healthy - from the air we breathe, the food we eat, & the water we drink - depends on preserving a healthy environment.
#EnvCom7 side event today on strengthening the environment-health nexus and #OneHealth in #AsiaPacific.
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