This report ASEAN-China Strategy on Environmental Cooperation (2016-2020) was issued jointly by the Minister of Environmental Protection of China and ASEAN Environment. The report outlines the strategies implemented to strengthen the relationship between China and southeast Asian countries regarding environmental protection and regional sustainable development. The overall objective of the ASEAN-China strategy on environmental cooperation is to take a coordinated and integrated approach to address the environmental issues by taking national circumstances as well as the obligations under multilateral environmental agreements into account. The specific objectives include: enhancing high-level policy dialogue with a focus on environmental issues of common concern to increase understanding, enhance cooperation and secure the harmonization of interests of ASEAN and China; enhancing dialogue and cooperation on environmental protection; improving capacity for national and regional environmental management through sharing knowledge and experiences and implementing joint actions; enhancing cooperation on priority areas, improving effectiveness and quality of cooperation, and developing good practices for regional and South-South1 environmental cooperation; and supporting ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 Vision. The areas of cooperation include: Environmental data and information sharing; Risk assessment and management; Biodiversity and ecological conservation; Environmental industry and technology for green development; Environmentally sustainable cities; Education and public awareness; Institutional and human capability building; Joint research.
China · 2016-01-01