Heads of state, ministers and environmental authorities from 41 countries across Asia and the Pacific will meet in Singapore from 23 to 25 January 2019. They will discuss environmental issues in the world’s fastest-growing region and identify key priorities and solutions. This is the first time that the Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia and the Pacific is held outside of Bangkok.
“Asia and the Pacific’s 4 billion people are some of the most affected on the planet by environmental problems, with global warming, pollution, and ecosystem degradation putting lives and livelihoods at risk. But they are also the source of some of the most innovative solutions to these challenges, including trendsetting advances in sustainable consumption and production,” said Joyce Msuya, UN Environment Programme’s Acting Executive Director.
The Forum will discuss and decide on the most important environmental issues and innovations of the region to bring to the upcoming United Nations Environment Assembly, the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment.
There will be an exhibition showcasing solutions and progress. There will also be dialogues on major challenges, such as the participation of youth and women in achieving environmental goals, electrifying the transport sector, increasing green finance, reducing plastic pollution and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Understanding these challenges and preserving and rehabilitating our environment is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
In the run-up to the Assembly, the UN Environment Programme is also leading a global campaign to #SolveDifferent. This campaign will focus on an informative and emotive approach to communicating the environmental costs of key consumption and production models. A number of these #SolveDifferent approaches will be highlighted at the Forum.
Original source: UN Environment
Published on 23 January 2019
