SINGAPORE, Nov 3 — Singapore pledged to strengthen the implementation of the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) as it prepares to assume the Chairmanship in 2027, said Sustainability and the Environment Minister Grace Fu.

She said the Republic will work towards establishing the Asean Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control (ACCTHPC) in Indonesia to strengthen cooperation and coordination in managing land and forest fires, as well as transboundary haze.

“This will only come into force after six Asean member states have ratified the establishment agreement of the ACCTHPC.

“Singapore will submit our instrument of ratification for the establishment agreement in the next few days, and we will strongly encourage other Asean member states to do so,” she said during a question-and-answer session in Parliament on Tuesday.