MANILA: Malaysia hopes its proposals to address transboundary haze, including the adoption of Science Diplomacy and establishment of a Sustainable Haze Fund, will receive serious consideration from Asean member states.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the initiatives were aimed at strengthening scientific cooperation and promoting evidence-based decision-making, while ensuring more sustainable financial support for the implementation of the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP).
He said Malaysia had put forward the proposals at the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC) meeting in Bali, Indonesia, in July.
Malaysia hopes the proposals will be prioritised at the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the AATHP in December, he added.
